ABACHA. See BASSA-KWOMU.

ABADJA. The Abadjas are one of the many subgroups of the Igbos,^* an ethnic
group of nearly fifteen million people living today in southern and southeastern
Nigeria.

ABAHANZA. The Abahanza are a prominent clan of the Hutus^* in Burundi.
They claim to be, along with the Abajiji and Abavuma, one of the three oldest
Hutu families in Burundi.

ABAHUTU. See HUTU.

ABAJA. The Abajas are one of the many subgroups of the Igbo^* people, an
ethnic group with a population of nearly fifteen million people living today in
southern and southeastern Nigeria.

ABAJIJI. The Abajiji are a prominent clan of the Hutus^* in Burundi. They
claim to be, along with the Abahanza and Abavuma, one of the three oldest
Hutu families in Burundi.

ABAKAN. See KPAN.

ABAKWARIGA. The term "Abakwariga" is a collective reference for the
Kutumbawa,^* Maguzawa,^* and Gwandari^* peoples of northwestern Nigeria, all
of whom speak a Hausa^* language.

REFERENCE: A. Chukwudi Unomah. "The Gwandara Settlements of Lafia to 1900."
In Elizabeth Isichei, ed. Studies in the History of Plateau State, Nigeria. 1982.

ABALUYIA. See LUHYA.

ABAM. The Abams are one of the many subgroups of the Igbo^* people of
southern and southeastern Nigeria.

ABANLIKU. See OBANLIKU.

ABANYOM. The Abanyoms, also known as Befuns, are an ethnic group living
today in the Ikom Division of southern Cross River State in Nigeria. Most
Abanyoms are farmers and workers. Their population today is approximately
20,000 people. They speak a Bantu^* language and are closely related to the
Ekoi people.

REFERENCE: Language Survey of Nigeria. 1976.

ABARAMBO. The Abarambo people live on the south side of the Uelé River
in northeastern Zaire. They are a Sudanic people whose language is clas-

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