Jukun people
E68360
The Jukun people are an ethnic group of central Nigeria, historically associated with the Kwararafa confederacy and known for their distinct language, culture, and traditional religious practices.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jukunoid peoples | 1 |
| Mumuye people | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| artForm |
mask making
ⓘ
ritual sculpture ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kwararafa confederacy ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
age-grade associations
ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ masquerade performances ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Jukun people
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Jukunoid peoples
|
| historicalCapital | Wukari ⓘ |
| historicalConflict | Tiv–Jukun conflicts ⓘ |
| historicalInfluence |
Gongola River
ⓘ
surface form:
Gongola valley
Taraba River ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Taraba valley
Benue River ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Benue valley
|
| historicalPeriod | precolonial Nigeria ⓘ |
| language | Jukun language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Benue–Congo languages
ⓘ
Jukunoid languages ⓘ Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
cassava
ⓘ
maize ⓘ millet ⓘ sorghum ⓘ yam ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups |
Chamba people
ⓘ
Fulani ⓘ
surface form:
Fulani people
Hausa people ⓘ Kilba people ⓘ
surface form:
Kuteb people
Mumuye people ⓘ Tiv people ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization |
centralized kingdom
ⓘ
sacred monarchy ⓘ |
| primaryLocation |
Adamawa State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bauchi State NERFINISHED ⓘ Benue State NERFINISHED ⓘ Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria ⓘ
surface form:
FCT Abuja
Gombe ⓘ
surface form:
Gombe State
Kogi State NERFINISHED ⓘ Nasarawa State NERFINISHED ⓘ Plateau State NERFINISHED ⓘ Taraba State ⓘ |
| region | Central Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| riverProximity |
Benue River
ⓘ
Taraba River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
sacred kingship ⓘ spirit worship ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
farming
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ riverine trade ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Jukun traditional religion ⓘ |
| traditionalRulerTitle | Aku Uka ⓘ |
| traditionalState | Wukari Federation ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mumuye people
this entity surface form:
Jukunoid peoples