Kirdi people

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Kirdi
Kirdi ethnic groups
gptkbp:culturalPractice gptkb:ceramics
weaving
mask making
ancestral worship
ritual dances
body scarification
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:Mafa
gptkb:Mofu-Gudur
gptkb:Mofu
gptkb:Mandara
gptkb:Matakam
gptkb:Toupouri
gptkb:Giziga
gptkb:Guiziga
gptkb:Massa
gptkb:Daba
gptkb:Mundang
Mofu-Duvangar
Mofu-Meri
Mofu-North
Mofu-South
Zulgo
gptkbp:historicalName term used by Fulani to refer to non-Muslim ethnic groups
gptkbp:historicalPeriod subjected to German and French colonial rule
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kirdi people
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Chadic_languages
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Cameroon
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:notableFor resistance to Islamization
diverse languages
colorful festivals
distinctive traditional architecture
elaborate initiation rites
gptkbp:population over 1 million
gptkbp:region gptkb:northern_Cameroon
northeastern Nigeria
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Bata
gptkb:Chamba
gptkb:Tikar
gptkb:Mbum
Fulani
Kanuri
Biu-Mandara peoples
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
traditional African religions
gptkbp:traditionalOccupation gptkb:art
farming
fishing
cattle herding
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sudano-Sahelian_region
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7