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Song for Mumu is the debut novel of Jamaican-born writer Lindsay Barrett.Written between April 1962 and October 1966 while the author lived in Frankfurt, Germany, Paris, France, and Accra, Ghana, [1] it was published in 1967 by Longmans in London, England, where Barrett participated in readings alongside writers associated with the Caribbean Artists Movement.
Mumuye is by far the most populous of the Adamawa languages.It is spoken in northeastern Nigeria.It is classified in the Leko–Nimbari branch of Savanna languages, as Adamawa is no longer considered a valid family.
Language Branch Cluster Dialects Alternate spellings Own name for language Endonym(s) Other names (location-based) Other names for language Exonym(s) Speakers Location(s) Notes Mumuye cluster: Mumuye: Mumuye: 103,000 (1952); 400,000 (1980 UBS) Taraba State, Jalingo, Zing, Yorro and Mayo Belwa LGAs: North–Eastern Mumuye: Mumuye: Mumuye
Rainmaking rod used by Mumuye. The Mumuye are people of the Taraba State, Nigeria.They speak the Mumuye language.They constitute the largest tribal group in Taraba State of Nigeria and form the predominant tribes found in Zing, Yorro, Jalingo, Ardo-Kola, Lau, Gassol, Bali and Gashaka, all of which are local government areas of the state.
Mumu, a French film; Mumu (computer worm) (or Muma), isolated in 2003; Mumu (or momo), a ghost or monster in Philippine mythology; The UK band The KLF were previously known as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu; Moo-Moo, a chain of buffet restaurants in Moscow, Russia; Mumu or Muma is the Old Irish for the province of Munster
There are over 520 native languages spoken in Nigeria. [1] [2] [3] The official language is English, [4] [5] which was the language of Colonial Nigeria.The English-based creole Nigerian Pidgin – first used by the British and African slavers to facilitate the Atlantic slave trade in the late 17th century [6] – is the most common lingua franca, spoken by over 60 million people.
Agbogho Mmuo, or Maiden Spirits are annual performances held during the dry season in the Nri-Awka area in the northern part of the Igbos' traditional territory in Nigeria. Performed only by men wearing masks , the masquerades imitate the character of adolescent girls, exaggerating the girls' beauty and movements.
Japa (/ j ɑː k p ə /) is a Yoruba language word used as a Nigerian slang term that has gained widespread usage among Nigerian youths. [1] [2] The term is used to describe the act of escaping, fleeing, or disappearing quickly from a situation, often in a hasty and urgent manner.