About 80% of the Anghans are Christian adherents (with Roman Catholics making up 80.0%, Protestants 10.0% and Independent 10.0%), while the other 18.0% of the population is said to practice traditional religion[4] and possibly a few (less than 2%) are Muslims.
The people speak the Nghan language. They also speak Hausa and English languages.
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The Anghan people are primarily found in Anghan Chiefdom and its rulers are known as Ngbiar. The current monarch is His Royal Highness (HRH) Ngbiar Adamu Alkali, Ngbiar Anghan. The chiefdom headquarters is at Fadan Kamantan, Zangon KatafLocal Government Area, Kaduna State.[2][5]
kamantan, people, anghan, people, byrok, tyap, byoot, byurok, hausa, kamantan, ethnic, group, found, zangon, kataf, kachia, lgas, southern, kaduna, state, middle, belt, area, nigeria, anghantotal, population100, 1982, regions, with, significant, populationskad. The Anghan people Jju Ba byrok Tyap A byoot A byurok Hausa Kamantan are an ethnic group found in Zangon Kataf and Kachia LGAs of southern Kaduna State in the Middle Belt area of Nigeria 2 AnghanTotal population100 000 1982 1 Regions with significant populationsKaduna State Nigeria250 000LanguagesNghanReligionChristianity Traditional religion IslamRelated ethnic groupsGwong Ham Bakulu Adara Bajju Atyap Jukun Efik Tiv Igbo Yoruba Edo and other Benue Congo peoples of Middle Belt and southern Nigeria Contents 1 Distribution 2 Religion 3 Language 4 Kingship stool 5 ReferencesDistribution editThe Anghan people are mainly found in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of southern Kaduna State Nigeria 2 The Anghan alongside the Bakulu are the smaller of the groups in the local government with each having just a ward only despite their numbers decried Rev Fr Matthew Kukah 3 Religion editAbout 80 of the Anghans are Christian adherents with Roman Catholics making up 80 0 Protestants 10 0 and Independent 10 0 while the other 18 0 of the population is said to practice traditional religion 4 and possibly a few less than 2 are Muslims Language editMain article Nghan language The people speak the Nghan language They also speak Hausa and English languages Kingship stool editThe Anghan people are primarily found in Anghan Chiefdom and its rulers are known as Ngbiar The current monarch is His Royal Highness HRH Ngbiar Adamu Alkali Ngbiar Anghan The chiefdom headquarters is at Fadan Kamantan Zangon Kataf Local Government Area Kaduna State 2 5 References edit Kamantan Ethnologue Retrieved 2017 04 30 a b c Districts and Village Units of Kaduna State Retrieved August 6 2020 Damina Francis July 17 2020 Nigeria Mediatrix a Tribute to Maman Fr Kukah All Africa This Day Retrieved August 8 2020 Joshua Project entry on Kamantan Anghan people Nigeria Attackers of Kamantan Village Will be Brought to Book All Africa Daily Independent February 3 2015 Retrieved August 7 2020 nbsp This Nigeria related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kamantan people amp oldid 1219400395, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
