Gwandara people
Script error: No such module "Draft topics".
Script error: No such module "AfC topic".
The Gwandara people are one of the tribes in Nigeria. They are located in some parts of Abuja, Nassarawa, Kano, Niger and Kaduna.[1]
Origin[edit]
The Gwandara tribe originated from Kano. They are the descendants of Barbushe who are regarded as the original dwellers of Kano before the Bagaudas.[2] In 1476, they migrated from Kano under the leadership of Prince Karshi (Gwandara) in order to escape religious persecution of becoming Muslims.[3][4] Prince Gwandara was the younger brother of the ruling King that accepted and introduced Islam to the court of Kano and was determined to get rid of all pagan practices.[2] However, his brother also determined to followed their forefathers' religion which was animism,[5] a religious belief that gives reverence to animals as having spiritual powers, having faced threats of either conversion or being enslaved, and his followers migrated southward to Gwagwa. Further persecution from the ruling King moved them to Jukun in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries where they eventually dispersed to several parts of Nigeria.[6]
Gwandara people of Karshi[edit]
The Gwandara people of Karshi are the most prominent and the most recognized Gwandara tribe in Nigeria. Karshi is the first recognized Gwandara town by the Federal Republic of Nigeria.[2] It is the first town to have first class Gwandara Emir, Alhaji Sani Mohammed-Bako. Among the notable Gwandara People is Sardaunan of Gwandara Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, the former senator for Nasarawa South and former Governor of Nassarawa State who was named Sardaunan Gwandara on March 27, 2021.[3] Other notable people from Gwandara are Muhammad Danladi Yakubu, a former Deputy Governor of Plateau State etc.[2]
Occupation[edit]
Gwandara people mainly engage in farming, hunting, dyeing, blacksmithing and weaving but with the influx of western education, many people have left their native occupations for westernised jobs, also known as "white collar" jobs .[2]
Language[edit]
The Gwandara people speak Gwandara language. A Language that is very close to Hausa language but lack the recent mixture of Arabic language.[6]
Marriage Process[edit]
The marriage process of the Gwandara people haven't changed despite the social differences they experience due to the influx of people from different parts of Nigeria. The marriage ceremony takes seven (7) days. On the first day, the bride's hands and feet are decorated with designs made from a violet color cosmetic known as "Lalli". On the second day, she is taken around to see her family members as a way of saying "goodbye" to her larger family. On the third day, she is taken to the chief's palace where gifts are offered to her and the groom. In this period, she changes her new set of clothes ten times to portray her beauty. On the fourth day, the women in the community go to the groom's place to arrange the bride's kitchen and clean the house. On the fifth day, she eats food from her house only and talks to no man from her husband's home. On the sixth day, the couple are left to consummate the marriage and the seventh day is set aside for merry making and conclusion of the ceremony.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Gwandara Settlements – GWADECA". Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Gwandara: A race that prefers dancing to praying". Daily Trust. 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Shhh…Al-Makura Is Now a Sardauna". THISDAYLIVE. 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ↑ Contributor, Pulse (2018-06-06). "A brief walk into the lives of this ethnic group". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ↑ Project, Joshua. "Gwandara in Nigeria". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE GWANDARA PEOPLE OF KARSHI TOWN". www.ochesy.com. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ↑ "Log masuk ke Facebook". Facebook (in Bahasa Melayu). Retrieved 2022-06-08.
This article "Gwandara people" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Gwandara people. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
