Pabir people

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The Pabir people are an ethnic group of northeastern Nigeria, closely related to the Bura, known for their distinct language, cultural traditions, and historical kingdoms in the region.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Pabir people canonical 2
Bura-Pabir people 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
agriculturalProduct groundnuts
maize
millet
sorghum
colonialExperience British colonial rule in Northern Nigeria
continent Africa
country Nigeria
culturalPractice age-grade systems
initiation rites
oral history traditions
traditional festivals
culturalRegion Sudanic belt
West Africa
economicActivity livestock rearing
local trade
ethnolinguisticRelation Bura people
historicalCenter Biu
historicalInteraction Kanem-Borno Empire
linked to: Kanem Empire
historicalKingdom Biu Kingdom
historicalProcess state formation in Biu area
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages
Chadic languages
languageSpoken Pabir language
linked to: Bura-Pabir language
linguisticStatus minority language community in Nigeria
neighboringEthnicGroup Bachama people
Fulani people
linked to: Fulani

Hausa people
Kanuri people
Marghi people
politicalOrganization centralized chieftaincy
postcolonialState Federal Republic of Nigeria
linked to: Nigeria
primaryState Adamawa State
Borno State
Yobe State
region Northeastern Nigeria
linked to: North East Nigeria
relatedEthnicGroup Bura people
religion Islam
Traditional African religions
religiousInfluence Islamization of northeastern Nigeria
traditionalOccupation craft production
farming
trading
traditionalReligionElement ancestor veneration
spirit cults
traditionalRulerTitle Mai of Biu
linked to: Mai
writingSystem Latin alphabet (for Pabir language, limited use)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Bura-Pabir spokenBy Pabir people
Babur/Bura people alsoKnownAs Bura-Pabir people
linked to: Pabir people
Bura-Pabir language spokenBy Pabir people