Boleva (also Bolava, Bole ) is a people in central Nigeria (the states of Bauchi , Gombe , Yobi and Plateau ). The population is about 160 thousand people (2005, estimate). They are divided into groups of fika (anpika, pika) and bar (poppy). The pain is related to Ngamo , Hera and Kare-Kare.
They speak the Bole (Bolanchi) language of the West Chadian branch of the Chadian family of languages . Writing based on the Latin alphabet . House language is also common .
Religion - Muslims - Sunnis , preserved ancestor cults , magic , witchcraft .
The oral tradition raises pain to residents of the environs of the city of Kukava - the capital of Born . In the XV century, they converted to Islam and moved to modern territory, having founded the city of Daniski . In the XVI century, the emirate of Fick was created, whose ruler ( mine ) is considered the head of the pain.
Traditional culture is typical of the Sudanese sub-region of West Africa . The main occupation is manual slash-and-burn agriculture . Weaving, pottery , and jewelry are developed.
The dwelling is round with adobe walls, often with stucco ornaments, the settlements are surrounded by hedges from shrubs.
Patrilineal births , cults of ancestors and forces of nature, folklore are preserved.
Literature
- Korotaev A.V. Information about the peoples, the data on which were used in the monograph // Murdoch J.P. Social structure. M .: OGI, 2003.S. 442.
- Boleva / Popov V. A. // “Banquet Campaign” 1904 - Big Irgiz. - M .: Big Russian Encyclopedia, 2005. - P. 710. - ( Big Russian Encyclopedia : [in 35 vols.] / Ch. Ed. Yu. S. Osipov ; 2004—2017, vol. 3). - ISBN 5-85270-331-1 .
Links
- Tongue pain in Ethnologue. Languages of the World .