Katab
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Katab is the collective term for a cluster of ethnic groups living in north-central Nigeria, as well as the name of a single subgroup. Other subgroups include the Ataka, Ikulu, Jaba, Kachichere, Kagoma, Kagoro, Kaje, Kamantan, Katab and Morwa. Katab peoples speak a variety of Plateau subgroup languages of the Benue-Congo subsection of the Niger-Congo family, and share similar cultural practices and beliefs. Primarily farmers, the Katab also hunt and fish in the dry season. They live in villages containing several localized patrilineages with no authority above the village headman or priest. Villages will affiliate themselves for the purposes of mutual defense and marriage exchanges.
Identifier
Region
- Africa
Subregion
- Western Africa
Subsistence Type
- other subsistence combinations
Samples
Countries
- Nigeria