Jju (African people)
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Other Identifiers
- Work cat.: Kunhiyop, S. Christian conversion in Africa, 2005:t.p. (Bajju)
- Peoplegroups.org, viewed June 20, 2006(Bajju; other names: Jju, Kaje; language: Jju)
- Wente-Lukas, R. Handbook of ethnic units of Nigeria, 1985(Kaje; variants: Ba-ju (self name), Kajji, Kaji, Kedje, Kache, Ajio, Azho)
- Ethnologue 15th ed. online, July 18, 2006(Jju; alternates: Kaje, Kajji, Kache)
- Joshuaproject.net web site, July 18,2006(Kaje, Jju; alternates: Bajju, Kache)
Wikipedia description:
The Bajju people (Jju: Ba̱jju; exonyms: Tyap: A̱jhyuo; Hausa: Kajje, Kaje), are an ethnic group found in the Middle Belt (central) area of Nigeria. The word Bajju stems from Ba̠nyet Jju, literally "people who speak Jju". The Jju language is spoken in Ka̠jju, the homeland of the Bajju people. They are primarily found in the southern part of Kaduna State, chiefly in Kachia, Zangon Kataf, Jema'a and in Kaduna South Local Government Areas. Bajju people are also commonly known as "Kaje" which is a pejorative name used to refer to both the Bajju people and their language, Jju, by the larger Hausa people who mispronounced "Kajju" (meaning the land of the Bajju people). The people are predominantly farmers, hunters, blacksmiths and small traders.
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