Nupe people

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ethnic group

The Nupe people are a major ethnic group in central Nigeria known for their rich cultural heritage, traditional crafts, and historical kingdom along the Niger River.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Gbagyi people 2
Igala people 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
colonialEraStatus part of Northern Nigeria Protectorate ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
culturalArea Niger River valley ⓘ
surface form: Middle Niger region
ethnolinguisticGroup Middle Belt peoples of Nigeria ⓘ
historicalCapital Bida ⓘ
historicalKingdom Nupe Kingdom ⓘ
knownFor brass work ⓘ
glass bead making ⓘ
leather work ⓘ
rich cultural heritage ⓘ
riverine agriculture ⓘ
traditional festivals ⓘ
weaving ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ
language Nupe language ⓘ
languageFamily Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
Nupoid languages ⓘ
majorCrops millet ⓘ
rice ⓘ
sugarcane ⓘ
yam ⓘ
majorReligion Islam ⓘ
minorReligion Christianity ⓘ
traditional African religion ⓘ
neighboringEthnicGroup Gbagyi people ⓘ
Tiv people ⓘ
surface form: Gwari people

Hausa people ⓘ
Igala people ⓘ
Yoruba people ⓘ
primaryRegion central Nigeria ⓘ
primaryState Federal Capital Territory ⓘ
Kogi State NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kwara State NERFINISHED ⓘ
Niger State NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousInstitution emirate-style Islamic leadership under Etsu Nupe ⓘ
traditionalEconomy craft production ⓘ
farming ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
traditionalHomeland Bida ⓘ
surface form: Bida region

Niger River valley ⓘ
traditionalMusic drumming ensembles ⓘ
praise singing ⓘ
traditionalTitleOfRuler Etsu Nupe ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet for Nupe language ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: Igala people
Nupe language → ethnicGroup → Nupe people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gbagyi people
this entity surface form: Gbagyi people
Nupe language → usedBy → Nupe people ⓘ