Bole ethnic group
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The Bole ethnic group is a West African people, primarily in northeastern Nigeria, known for their Chadic language, agricultural livelihood, and participation in regional trade and Islamic cultural traditions.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West African people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bole language-speaking communities ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Niger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ |
| crop |
beans
ⓘ
maize ⓘ millet ⓘ sorghum ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Sudanic belt ⓘ |
| culturalTradition | Islamic cultural traditions ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
regional trade ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Bole–Tangale group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inheritancePattern | patrilineal ⓘ |
| language | Bole language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | West Chadic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Chadic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticStatus | minority language group in Nigeria ⓘ |
| livelihood |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
farming ⓘ |
| marriagePattern | patrilineal ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups |
Hausa people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kanuri people NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngizim people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oralTradition |
folktales
ⓘ
praise poetry ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chadic-speaking peoples
ⓘ
Hausa–Chadic cultural sphere ⓘ |
| possiblePresence | border areas of Niger ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | northeastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousInstitution | mosque ⓘ |
| religiousSpecialist |
imam
ⓘ
mallam ⓘ |
| ritualLanguage | Arabic (religious context) ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based structure ⓘ |
| subsistenceType | smallholder agriculture ⓘ |
| tradeGoods |
agricultural products
ⓘ
livestock ⓘ |
| tradeNetwork | intra-regional markets in northeastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | mud houses ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Islam with local customs ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Arabic script (for religious purposes) ⓘ |
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