The Igbo people are an ethnic group living in southeastern Nigeria. They have an estimated population of about 20 million. They speak Igbo, a Kwa language belonging to the Niger-Congo family. Members of a patrilineal lineage form homesteads, which are grouped together to form villages. Village politics and religion are decided by the chief in consultation with a council of elders. The largest political organization was a village association of about 5,000 people, but they did not form a nation. They have a well-developed hierarchy that strengthens the political unity of the villages. They live by slash-and-burn agriculture, cultivating yams and cassava. They believe in a creator god and many other spirits and gods, but many educated people are Christians. The Biafran War of 1967-70, in which the Igbo sought independence, resulted in 2 million casualties. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
イグボ族 Igboともいう。ナイジェリア南東部に住む民族。人口約 2000万と推定される。言語はニジェール=コンゴ語派に属するクワ諸語のイボ語を用いる。父系リニージの成員がホームステッドを形成し,それがいくつか集って村をつくる。村の政治や宗教は,首長が長老議会と協議して行う。最も大きな政治組織として約 5000人ぐらいの村落連合体をもったが,国家は形成しなかった。位階制度が発達していて,村の政治的結合を強固にしている。生業は焼畑農業でヤムいもやキャッサバなどを栽培する。創造神,その他多数の精霊や神を信じるが,多くの教育を受けた者はキリスト教徒となっている。 1967~70年のイボ族の独立を求めるビアフラ戦争で,200万人の犠牲者を出した。
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