Mwaghavul people

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The Mwaghavul people are an indigenous ethnic group primarily inhabiting parts of Plateau State in central Nigeria, known for their distinct language and rich cultural traditions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Mwaghavul people canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
continent Africa
country Nigeria
countrySubdivision Middle Belt region of Nigeria NERFINISHED
diet cereal-based foods
tubers
vegetables
ethnolinguisticGroup Chadic peoples NERFINISHED
hasArtForm folksongs
folktales
proverbs
ritual dances
hasCulturalPractice age-grade systems
bridewealth marriage customs
initiation rites
oral storytelling
traditional dance
traditional festivals
traditional music
hasLeadership traditional chiefs
hasSocialStructure clan-based organization
language Mwaghavul language NERFINISHED
languageBranch West Chadic languages NERFINISHED
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages
languageGroup Angas languages NERFINISHED
languageSubfamily Chadic languages NERFINISHED
location Plateau State NERFINISHED
neighboringEthnicGroups Berom people NERFINISHED
Mupun people NERFINISHED
Ngas people NERFINISHED
Tarok people NERFINISHED
region Central Nigeria NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional African religions
state Plateau State NERFINISHED
traditionalCraft blacksmithing
leatherwork
pottery
weaving
traditionalCrops maize
millet
potato
sorghum
yam
traditionalEconomy animal husbandry
subsistence agriculture
traditionalReligion Mwaghavul traditional religion
usesWritingSystem Latin script

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

Mwaghavul ethnicGroup Mwaghavul people
Mwaghavul isSpokenBy Mwaghavul people