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The Kirdi (/ˈkɜːrdɪ/) are the many cultures and ethnic groups who inhabit northwestern Cameroon and northeastern Nigeria. The term was applied to various peoples who had not converted to Islam at the time of colonization and was a pejorative, although some writers have reappropriated it. The term comes from the Kanuri word for pagan; the Kanuri people are predominantly Muslim. Estimates of how many groups may be described as Kirdi vary, with estimates ranging from 26 (2007) to more than 40 (1977).

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  • Kirdioj estas la nomo de vico da malgrandaj sudan-lingvaj etnoj en Kameruno. Kontraŭe al la najbaraj islamaj socioj ili estas formitaj de tradiciaj afrikaj naturreligioj kaj do apartenas al la indiĝenaj religiuloj. "Kirdioj" (Kirdi) estas verŝajne el la fulba lingvo devenanta vorto por paganoj aŭ nekredantoj. La kirdioj estas 1,9 milionoj da homoj kaj konsistigas 11 % de la kameruna loĝantaro. La plej multaj el ili estas savanaj paŝtistoj aŭ . En antaŭkoloniisma tempo la ekspansiantaj fulbaj socioj asimilis ilin aŭ flankenpremis ilin en la protektantajn situojn de la montoj kaj en la marĉregionon de la . (eo)
  • Als Kirdi wird eine Reihe von kleinen tschadischsprachigen Ethnien im Norden Kameruns bezeichnet. Dazu gehören Kapsiki, Tupuri, Fali, Daba, Mofu, Mafa, Mandara, Guiziga, Musgum, Mundang und Massa. Im Gegensatz zu den benachbarten islamischen Gesellschaften sind sie von traditionellen afrikanischen Religionen geprägt. Kirdi ist eine ursprünglich wohl aus dem Fulfulde stammende Bezeichnung für Ungläubige (Kāfir). Mit mehr als 1,9 Millionen Menschen machen sie etwa elf Prozent der kamerunischen Bevölkerung aus. Die meisten sind Viehzüchter oder Ackerbauern. In vorkolonialer Zeit wurden sie von den expandierenden Fulbe-Gesellschaften assimiliert oder in die Schutzlagen der Berge und in die Toupouri-Sümpfe abgedrängt. (de)
  • The Kirdi (/ˈkɜːrdɪ/) are the many cultures and ethnic groups who inhabit northwestern Cameroon and northeastern Nigeria. The term was applied to various peoples who had not converted to Islam at the time of colonization and was a pejorative, although some writers have reappropriated it. The term comes from the Kanuri word for pagan; the Kanuri people are predominantly Muslim. In the eleventh century, people such as the Fulani converted to Islam and spread throughout West Africa in the following centuries. They had also begun migrating to Cameroon, where they had attempted to convert the pre-existing peoples. Therefore, the kirdi, have fewer similarities culturally or linguistically as they do in their general geographic dispersal, primarily situated in the arid steppe and savannahs of North and Far North regions of Cameroon Estimates of how many groups may be described as Kirdi vary, with estimates ranging from 26 (2007) to more than 40 (1977). The Bata, Fali, Fata, Gemjek, Guidar, Giziga, Hurza, Kapsiki, Mada, Mafa, Massa, Matakam, Mofou, Mora, Mousgoum, Muyang, Ouldeme, Podoko, Toupouri people, Vame and Zulgo are all considered Kirdi, due to their resistance to Islam. They speak Chadic and Adamawa languages. The first mentioning of Kirdi is by Denham in 1826 (1985:145) who translates the word Kerdies as "Negroes who have never embraced the Mohammedan faith". Generally, the Kirdi have been underrepresented in the Cameroonian political system. Based on the frequently quoted CIA World Factbook, the Kirdi represent 11 percent of the Cameroon population, compared to the predominantly Muslim and more culturally homogeneous Fulani at 10 percent of the Cameroon population; then Cameroon Highlanders 31 percent, Equatorial Bantu 19 percent, Northwestern Bantu, 8 percent, and Eastern Nigritic 7 percent, and other African and non-Africans representing 14 percent. Given their historical under-representation, the Kirdi has never constituted a political voting bloc. Seeking to gain Kirdi votes, the Fulani, while historically they despise the Kirdi, cajole them into boosting their electoral chances, such as for the Cameroonian Union or UC. Although the Kirdi community is vastly diverse in cultures, based on pressures from rival groups, such as the Fulani, they have come to see themselves as a single group of people, and have had an increasing interest in representation in the political system. (en)
  • Les Kirdi sont un groupe d'ethnies du nord du Cameroun et du Tchad, ainsi appelés péjorativement par les populations islamisées (Peuls et Mandaras) puis par les colons occidentaux. (fr)
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  • Iron kirdi valuta from Museu Afro Brasil (en)
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  • Kirdi people (en)
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  • Les Kirdi sont un groupe d'ethnies du nord du Cameroun et du Tchad, ainsi appelés péjorativement par les populations islamisées (Peuls et Mandaras) puis par les colons occidentaux. (fr)
  • Als Kirdi wird eine Reihe von kleinen tschadischsprachigen Ethnien im Norden Kameruns bezeichnet. Dazu gehören Kapsiki, Tupuri, Fali, Daba, Mofu, Mafa, Mandara, Guiziga, Musgum, Mundang und Massa. Im Gegensatz zu den benachbarten islamischen Gesellschaften sind sie von traditionellen afrikanischen Religionen geprägt. Kirdi ist eine ursprünglich wohl aus dem Fulfulde stammende Bezeichnung für Ungläubige (Kāfir). (de)
  • Kirdioj estas la nomo de vico da malgrandaj sudan-lingvaj etnoj en Kameruno. Kontraŭe al la najbaraj islamaj socioj ili estas formitaj de tradiciaj afrikaj naturreligioj kaj do apartenas al la indiĝenaj religiuloj. "Kirdioj" (Kirdi) estas verŝajne el la fulba lingvo devenanta vorto por paganoj aŭ nekredantoj. (eo)
  • The Kirdi (/ˈkɜːrdɪ/) are the many cultures and ethnic groups who inhabit northwestern Cameroon and northeastern Nigeria. The term was applied to various peoples who had not converted to Islam at the time of colonization and was a pejorative, although some writers have reappropriated it. The term comes from the Kanuri word for pagan; the Kanuri people are predominantly Muslim. Estimates of how many groups may be described as Kirdi vary, with estimates ranging from 26 (2007) to more than 40 (1977). (en)
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  • Kirdi (de)
  • Kirdioj (eo)
  • Kirdi (fr)
  • Kirdi (en)
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  • Kirdi people (en)
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