Eggon people
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The Eggon people are an ethnic group primarily found in central Nigeria, known for their distinct language, farming traditions, and presence in Nasarawa State within the country’s Middle Belt region.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Angas people | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| areIndigenousTo | Nasarawa State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areLocatedIn | central Nigeria ⓘ |
| arePartOf | Nigerian ethnic groups ⓘ |
| autonym | Eggon ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Nigeria ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupIn |
Nasarawa State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Eggon ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Nasarawa State
ⓘ
surface form:
Akwanga area of Nasarawa State
Nasarawa State ⓘ
surface form:
Lafia area of Nasarawa State
rural areas of Nasarawa State ⓘ |
| haveCulturalPractice |
millet cultivation
ⓘ
sorghum cultivation ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ yam cultivation ⓘ |
| language | Eggon language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Benue–Congo languages
ⓘ
Plateau languages ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | Nasarawa State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Middle Belt ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional religion ⓘ |
| state |
Kaduna State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nasarawa State NERFINISHED ⓘ Plateau State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation | farming ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Angas people