| Information | |
|---|---|
| has gloss | eng: Jukun are an ethno-linguistic group or ethnic nation in West Africa. The Jukun are traditionally located in Taraba State, Nigeria and parts of northwestern Cameroon. They are descendants of the great Kwararafa kingdom. most of the tribes in the north central of Nigeria trace their origin to the Jukun people and in one way or the other relate to the Jukuns. If not for the coming of both Christianity and Islam the Jukun people were traditionalists. Most of the tribes; Alago, Agatu, Rendere, gumai in Shendam, and others left Kwararafa when it disintegrated as a result of a power tussle. The Jukuns are divided into two major groups; the jukun wanu and Jukun Wapa. The Jukun Wanu are fishermen residing along the banks of the river Benue and Niger where they run through Taraba state, Benue state and Nasarawa state. |
| lexicalization | eng: Jukun people |
| instance of | (noun) people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture ethnic group, ethnos |
| Meaning | |
|---|---|
| French | |
| has gloss | fra: Les Jukuns sont un peuple dAfrique de lOuest et centrale, surtout présent au Nigeria dans la haute vallée de la Bénoué, également dans le nord-ouest du Cameroun. |
| lexicalization | fra: Jukuns |
| Polish | |
| has gloss | pol: Dżukunowie (Jukunowie) - są ludem z Nigerii i Kamerunu, posługują się językiem dżukun-takum z grupy benue-kongo rodziny nigero-kongijskiej. __TOC__ |
| lexicalization | pol: Dżukunowie |
| Russian | |
| has gloss | rus: Джукун — народ проживающий на территории государств Нигерия и Камерун. Общая численность 270 тыс. человек. |
| lexicalization | rus: джукун |
| Castilian | |
| has gloss | spa: Los Jukun son un grupo étnico que vive en el valle de Benue, en el norte de Nigeria, y en número menor en Camerún. Historia Un reino jukun precolonial fue destruido durante la yijad (guerra santa musulmana) de los fulani en el siglo XIX. El poder colonial británico instó posteriormente el sometimiento de los tiv -pueblo que compartía el territorio de los jukun- por parte de éstos para controlar más fácilmente el país. |
| lexicalization | spa: jukun |
| Ukrainian | |
| has gloss | ukr: Джуку́ни (джукун, квана, коророфа, кварарафа) — народ мовної підгрупи бенуе-конго на південному сході Ніґерії і частково на північному заході Камеруну (Західна Африка). |
| lexicalization | ukr: Джукуни |
Lexvo © 2008-2025 Gerard de Melo. Contact Legal Information / Imprint