Etsako

They speak the language of thatsako of the edoid branch of the Benue-Congolese family .

Most Muslims are Sunnis , and some profess local beliefs . (N. Ashirov)

They come from Benin . Divided into 9 tribes, this people underwent significant influence of the Yoruba and Nupa in the 2nd half of the 19th century . The latter brought Islam .

Manual slash-and-burn farming , insignificant cattle breeding , poultry breeding. They are also engaged in hunting and fishing. From handicrafts, blacksmithing, weaving, and woodcarving were developed. Maintain trade relations with neighboring nations.

The community consists of large families with a bilateral kinship account. Marriage can be both viri- and vxorilocal. There are a large number of different marriage rituals.

Linear settlements, when the Europeans began colonial practice, the estaco tribes began to settle along new roads.

A piece of white or white-blue matter wrapped around the body. Now with elements of a European costume.

• Ashirov N. Islam and the Nations M .: Nauka, 1975.
• Bondarenko D.M. Etsako // Peoples and religions of the world / Chap. ed. V.A. Tishkov . M .: Big Russian Encyclopedia, 1999.

• This language is in Ethnologue. Languages ​​of the World .