Jukun People

Jukun people (West Africa) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Jukun Total population Circa 25,000 in 1931.[1] Regions with significant populations Nigeria Languages Jukun Religion Traditional religion Jukun are an ethno-linguistic group or ethnic nation in West Africa. The Jukun are traditionally located in Taraba,Benue,Nassarawa,Plateau,Adamawa,and Gombe states in Nigeria and parts of northwestern Cameroon. They are descendants of the people of the 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.[citation needed] The Wukari Federation, headed by the Aku Uka of Wukari, is now the main center of the Jukun people.[2] Contents [hide]  1 Population and demographics and finally Wase Tofa. in an area that roughly corresponded to the extent of the kingdom of Kwararafa as it existed in the 18th century. the British anthropologist C. This area of Jukun habitation. Donga.[1] The Jukun language can be divided into six separate dialects: Wukari. Pindiga to the north and Donga to the south.1 Footnotes o 5. was bounded by Abinsi to the west. Meek estimated that there were approximately 25. Meek noted. a state which existed in Western Africa from the 14th through to the 18th centuries. Jibu. the kingdom from which the modern Jukun claim descendence. Kona to the east. although Meek noted that the dialects of "Kona.2 Bibliography [edit] Population and demographics Writing in the late 1920s.K.000 people who were Jukun speakers alive at the time.1 Monarchy 4 Studies of the Jukun 5 References o 5.2 Modern history 3 Socio-political organisation o 3.1 Kwararafa o 2. . The Jukun-speaking peoples trace their ancestry to the rulers of the kingdom of Kwararafa."[3] [edit] History [edit] Kwararafa An estimated approximation of the boundaries of the historical Kwararafa.[1] Meek noted that the majority of the Jukun lived in scattered groups around the Benue basin. Gwana and Pindiga. Gwana and Pindiga differ so little that they may be regarded as one. Kona.    2 History o 2. known as the Wapâ. A Sudanese Kingdom: An Ethnographic Study of the Jukun-speaking Peoples of Nigeria.pdf. London: Kegan Paul. [edit] Socio-political organisation [edit] Monarchy Traditionally.K. 3. Trubner & Co. resided in and around Wukari. the academic publishing company Kegan Paul. the Anthropological Officer stationed with the Administrative Service in Nigeria. 1–2.com/docs/vol2no9/2. ^ Meek 1931. Retrieved 2010-10-06. p. published A Sudanese Kingdom: An Ethnographic Study of the Jukun-speaking Peoples of Nigeria. . C. ^ Meek 1931.K. Donga and Takum. [edit] Bibliography  Meek. Ethnic tension exists between the Jukun and the neighbouring Tiv community. "Indigeneship and Citizenship in Nigeria: Myth and Reality".[1] In the post-colonial period. Jukun society was governed by a monarchy. ^ Abimbola O Adesoji and Akin Alao. 1. 2. Awei District.jpanafrican.[4] [edit] References [edit] Footnotes 1.9_Indigeneship_and_Citizenship_in_Nigeria. remained politically separate from the Wukari government. http://www. ^ a b c d e f Meek 1931. a book which had been written by the Briton C. Obafemi Awolowo University. (1931). the Jukun-speaking peoples became politically divided into various regional factions. Meek. where they were governed by the local king and his administration. 4.[1] By the 1920s. such as those of Abinsi.[1] Other Jukun-speaking peoples living in the Benue basin. pp. [edit] Studies of the Jukun In 1931.[edit] Modern history As a result of the Fulani conquests at the beginning of the 19th century. whilst the Jukun-speakers living in Adamawa Province recognised the governorship of the Fulani Emir of Muri. Nigeria has suffered violence which is the result of multiple ethnic tensions between the different communities living in the country. Trubner & Co. the main body of the Jukun population. [hide]    v t e Ethnic groups in Nigeria                        Annang Atyap Aulliminden Berom Edo Buduma Defaka Djerma Ebira Efik Eket Ekoi Eleme Esan Etsakor Fon Fula Goemai Gwari Hausa Ibibio Idoma Igala . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. 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