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👥 An ethnic group 🗣️ A Chadic language
Higi

Higi

9.9
A person from an ethnic group living south of Lake Chad in Nigeria
  • noun
: higi
  • Several Higi artisans displayed intricate weaving at the regional cultural festival last Saturday.

Examples

  • My neighbor is a Higi who moved to the city to study at the university.

  • The Higi people have a rich cultural heritage.

  • The guide described the Higi as one of the communities living near the mountains.

  • Many Higis celebrate their traditional festivals every year.

  • The guide described the Higi as one of the communities living near the mountains.

  • Several Higi artisans displayed intricate weaving at the regional cultural festival last Saturday.

  • Many Higi celebrate their traditional festivals every year.

Compounds

Higi language
9.9

A language spoken in Adamawa State, Nigeria, and in the Mandara mountains south of Lake Chad

Surface Forms

Higi singular
Higis plural

Etymology

Higi is the name the group use for themselves in the Mandara area of Nigeria. So a Higi person is someone from that community, and the word is the community's own name, like French for people from France.