Ejagham
- proper noun
- The initiate practices special dances and receives instructions on preparing ritual food, on marital life, and on Ejagham art traditions.
- Ejagham in Cameroon
- Ejagham peoples of Nigeria
- Ejagham women
Examples
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Although the mythical founder was a woman, the Ejagham say the historical founder was a man.
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Of the wooden sculptures owned by Ejagham women's societies, those of Njom-Ekpa certainly are the most elaborate.
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Members are positioned, as is Ejagham society as a whole, on three levels according to age, status, and behavior.
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Ekpa-Atu is certainly one of the oldest and most fundamental of Ejagham societies, unifying all the women of a village.
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Like Ngbe, Njom-Ekpa spread from the Calabar area to the Ejagham in Cameroon several decades ago.
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Long before colonial times, the Keaka Ejagham developed the Ngbogha-Ndem association, which modified the seclusion for first-born daughters.
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Shrines with decorated stone pillars are associated with the Ngbe (leopard) society of the Ejagham to the northwest.
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Nicklin speculates that taller stilts might be found farther east among the Ejagham of the Cameroon borderland.
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Esam village (Ekajuk clan), Cross River State, Nigeria, 1997. Bakor Ejagham women decorate calabashes and present them as gifts to their husbands.
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The Ejagham are known for their vibrant cultural traditions and rich history in southeastern Nigeria.
Synonyms
A language spoken by people in southeastern Nigeria and western Cameroon
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ejagham comes from the name the people use for themselves in their own language. A helpful way to remember it is to think of Ejagham as meaning 'the people' or 'our group', which is why it names both the ethnic group and the language in southeastern Nigeria and western Cameroon.
