Gbari

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Gbari is an alternative name for the Gbagyi, an ethnic group primarily found in central Nigeria known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Gbari canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
ethnic group
language
alternativeNameOf Gbagyi
associatedWith Abuja region
autonym Gbagyiʼi
linked to: Gbagyi
classification Middle Belt ethnic group
continent Africa
country Nigeria
Nigeria
countrySubdivision Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
Kaduna State
Kogi State
Nasarawa State
Niger State
crop maize
millet
sorghum
yam
culturalPractice age-grade system
communal farming
traditional festivals
culturalRegion Central Nigeria plateau
linked to: Central Nigeria
ethnonymVariant Gbagyi-Gbari
linked to: Gbagyi

Gbagyiʼi
linked to: Gbagyi

Gbari
Gwari
hasOralTradition yes
language Gbagyi language
languageFamily Benue–Congo languages
Niger–Congo languages
Nupoid languages
Nupoid languages
notableFor cultural traditions
distinct language
primaryRegion Central Nigeria
region Middle Belt, Nigeria
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional religion
socialStructure clan-based
spokenBy Gbagyi
subsistenceType subsistence agriculture
traditionalArchitecture round huts with conical thatched roofs
traditionalOccupation farming
hunting
pottery
usesWritingSystem Latin script

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Referenced by (2)

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

Gbagyi alsoKnownAs Gbari
Gbagyi ethnonymVariant Gbari
subject linked to: Gbari