Ebira people

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The Ebira people are an ethnic group primarily found in central Nigeria, known for their rich cultural heritage, distinctive language, and vibrant festivals, arts, and traditional practices.

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Label Occurrences
Ebira people canonical 3

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Nupoid language
ethnic group
traditional ruler
alternativeName Igbira
country Nigeria
culturalHeritage masquerade traditions
oral poetry
traditional music
culturalValue community solidarity
hard work
honesty
ethnolinguisticGroup Nupoid peoples
festival Echane festival
Ekuechi festival
festivalType masquerade festival
language Ebira language
languageFamily Niger–Congo languages
majorTown Adavi
Ajaokuta
linked to: Ajaokuta area

Lokoja
Okehi
Okene
nativeName Ebira
primaryRegion Central Nigeria
primaryState Kogi State
region Middle Belt of Nigeria
religion Christianity
Islam
Traditional African religion
significantPopulationIn Edo State
Federal Capital Territory
Nasarawa State
socialStructure clan-based system
traditionalCraft blacksmithing
cloth weaving
pottery
traditionalCrop cassava
guinea corn
maize
yam
traditionalMusicInstrument drums
flutes
gongs
traditionalOccupation farming
ironworking
weaving
traditionalPoliticalInstitution Ohinoyi of Ebiraland
traditionalReligionFeature ancestor veneration
belief in deities

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Referenced by (3)

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

New Yam Festival celebratedBy Ebira people
Ebira ethnolinguisticGroup Ebira people
Igala people neighboringEthnicGroup Ebira people