Kirdi
Sign in to saveThe Kirdi () are the many cultures and ethnic groups who inhabit northwestern Cameroon and northeastern Nigeria.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Kirdi people
- Ethnic group.image
- Camerun, kirdi, valuta in ferro, xx sec. 02.JPG
- Ethnic group.caption
- Iron kirdi valuta from Museu Afro Brasil
- Ethnic group.population
- 15,029,000
- Ethnic group.languages
- Chadic languages, French language
- Ethnic group.religions
- Christianity, Traditional Faiths, Islam
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Main Kirdi peoples
- Bata
- Fali
- Kapsiki
- Mafa
- Mofu
- Mousgoum
- Tupuri
- Zulgo
- Name origins
- History
- Religion
- Islamisation during the Fulani jihad
- Disenfranchisement
- Food
- Medicinal practices
- Spiritual practices
- References
The Kirdi () are the many cultures and ethnic groups who inhabit northwestern Cameroon and northeastern Nigeria.
The term was applied to various ethnic groups who refused to convert to Islam after Islamic conquests of the region and was a pejorative, although some writers have reappropriated it. The term comes from the Kanuri word for pagan; the Kanuri people are predominantly Muslim.
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