Enuani people

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The Enuani people are a subgroup of the Igbo ethnic group in southern Nigeria, known for their distinct dialect and cultural practices within the Anioma area of Delta State.

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Enuani people canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Igbo subgroup
ethnic subgroup
colonialHistory British colonial rule
country Nigeria
crop cassava
maize
vegetables
yam
culturalPractice age-grade system
extended family compounds
masquerade festivals
new yam festival
culturalRegion Western Igboland
linked to: Igboland
dance ritual dances
social dances
dialectContinuumWith other Anioma dialects
economy subsistence agriculture
ethnicGroup Igbo people
ethnicIdentity Anioma Igbo
ethnolinguisticGroup Anioma
food cassava-based dishes
pounded yam
kinshipSystem patrilineal
language Enuani dialect
languageFamily Igbo language
linked to: Igbo
locatedIn Anioma area
linked to: Anioma region
music praise singing
traditional drumming
neighboringGroup Bini people
Isoko people
Urhobo people
other Igbo subgroups
primaryOccupation farming
trading
region Southern Nigeria
relatedGroup Ika people
Ndokwa people
linked to: Ukwuani people

Ukwuani people
religion Christianity
traditional Igbo religion
religiousConversion Christian missions in colonial period
selfDesignation Enuani
state Delta State
subgroupOf Anioma people
traditionalMarriagePractice bridewealth payment
family negotiations
traditionalPoliticalSystem council of elders
traditionalReligion Odinani
traditionalTitle Obi
Onyishi

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Anioma region hasEthnicSubgroup Enuani people