Karekare people

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The Karekare people are an ethnic group, likely from West Africa, known for their distinct cultural traditions and language.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Karekare people canonical 6

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
human population
continent Africa
country Nigeria
culturalArea Sahel
culturalPractice age-grade system
initiation rites
oral storytelling
traditional dance
culturalTransmission oral tradition
economicActivity craft production
local trade
ethnolinguisticGroup Karekare
geographicEnvironment savanna zone
hasEndonym Karekare
hasExonym Karaikarai
housingType compounds with mud houses
language Karekare language
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages
Chadic languages
linguisticStatus minority language group in Nigeria
marriageSystem bridewealth
neighboringEthnicGroup Bade people
linked to: Bade

Bolewa people
Hausa people
Ngizim people
primaryLocation Northeastern Nigeria
linked to: North East Nigeria
region West Africa
religion Islam
traditional African religions
religiousInfluence Islamic influence
socialStructure patrilineal descent
state Bauchi State
Gombe State
Yobe State
subsistenceType agro-pastoralism
traditionalCrop beans
maize
millet
sorghum
traditionalLivestock cattle
goats
sheep
traditionalOccupation animal husbandry
farming

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Referenced by (6)

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

Karekare spokenBy Karekare people
Karekare ethnicGroupAssociated Karekare people
Karekare language spokenBy Karekare people
Karekare language ethnicGroup Karekare people
Bole people neighboringEthnicGroup Karekare people
Ngamo people relatedEthnicGroup Karekare people