BRIEF HISTORY AND CULTURE OF BABUR/ BURA PEOPLE.
According to history there was a mass movement
of people from Yemen in the Middle East to the Nile valley
and by A.D.600.They had dispersed and reached the Sudan
and Sahara. The Babur Bura people together with other
tribes like Luguda are believed to have migrated from
Yemen via Sudan through the Chad Basin [Kanem of Borno
region] to the present Babur Bura land in Borno and
Adamawa state. In Borno state, the Babur Bura people are
found in the following local Government Areas, Biu, Hawul,
Kwaya kusar, Shani and Bayo while in Adamawa State, they
reside mainly in Garkida in Gombi Local Government Area.
Famous Babur Bura villages and towns includes Biu,
Garkida ,Kwajaffa ,Sakwa, Marama, Shaffa, Wandali, Kida,
Miringa, Buratai, Zuwa, Yimirshika ,Hyera ,Dayar, Fumwa,
Azare, Gwaski, Diragina, Yimana, Gwallam, Tiraku,
Shindiffu, Goski, Pela Birni, Wangdang, Bula taw ewe,
Kogu Tashan Alade, Kida, da hang shang etc. Each of this
places have its own unique history. For example the founder
of the present Royal dynasty of Biu is Yamta -ra wala or
Yamta the great. Local tradition asserts that Yamta was the
son of a Mandara woman who already carrying him in her
womb at the time she was taken into the Mai of Borno’s
household. Yamta was brought up as a Kanuri. Yamta
established sizeable kingdom for himself in the area bounded
by the Gongola and the village of Kopchi, with his first
capital at a place called Limbur between Chikorkur and
Mandaragrau. Yamta’s grave is still identified at Limbur.
The Babur people are mostly, the inhabitants of Biu and its
Immediate environment while the Bura people are the rural
inhabitants of the Babur Bura land . The Babur Bura
language is linguistically classified as Afro-Asiatic, Chadic
and Biu-Mandara. The Bura language has great affinity and
similarity with Chibok, Marghi, Higgi , Kilba and Bazza.
The Babur Bura people are found in large numbers in
Borno, Adamawa, Gombe and Yobe States. THE BABUR/
BURA PEOPLE. The various names that the Babur Bura
people are
known with include; Babur, Bura, Babir, Pabir with
subgroups including Bura Pela , Bura Hilhauwul, plain Bura
and plain Pabir. The Babur Bura person can be picked from
the crowd by virtue of his /her intonation, intelligence,
inclination and independence. Most Babur Bura people are
known by either their clan names (thimfwal or thim-
geli) ,individual names ,village or town names. The famous
Babur Bura clan names mostly associated with the Menfolk
include: Gwary, Balami, Mshelia, Bwala, Zoaka, Ndahi,
Mshel’izah, Mshelgaya, Wakawa, Durkwa, Mbaya, Malgwi,
Bassi, Dibal, Shallangwa, Bdliya, Yakda, Tarfa, Hena,
Wudiri, Dahwa, Bumba, Kwari, Banu, Bassi, Mshelwaksha,
Ngadda, Mshelbila, Mshelgaru, Mshelbara, Mshelbula, Thlahal,
etc. The feminine clan names include: Jauni, Zhawa,
Kwatamdia, Kwarmiksa, Zoaka, Hindi etc, Famous Bura
individual names include: Anjili, Anjikwi, Kubli, Kucheli,
Arhyel, Hyelsinta, Hyelni, Hyelkuzuku, Hyelajaka,
Hyeladzira, Maravi, Madika, Mindira, Hyelduku, Yiharami,
Mbwidiffu, Aviyama, Hyaratawa, Zharakahyel, Dzamakwa,
Asuku, Hyelhamta, Mbursa, Dahirwa, Wakumahyel,
Watrahyel, Kadala, Lemsu, Ciwar, Kadafur, Kwatikar,
Mapindar, Madawi ,Matagi, Machabiri, Magira, Mangawa,
Angawa, etc. Traditionally and culturally, the Babur Bura
person can speak the language fluently, can dance bansuwee
and waksha-waksha, eats and enjoys shaptang ka dana ,
kavila and taraku, understands karapu and narrate makubtha
and generally intelligent and industrious. Try the Babur Bura
person with music from yagandi, tsinza, gullum or ganga
and you will see what I am talking about. BABUR/ BURA
COMMUNITY; CHALLENGES AND CONCLUSION. The
average Babur Bura person is naturally independent,
intelligent and industrious. The challenge is we must unite,
help each other, promote our culture, tradition and language.
We must teach our language to our children. We must
support one another where ever we are and in whatever
position we are .We must raise our political, intellectual and
business consciousness for the sake of ourselves and
children. We give titles and Honours to whom is due. As a
matter of fact I suggest we begin to honour our people with
Bura home grown and indigenous titles and honours like
“Mdirsinsu” “Mdanapwa” “Mdi gigibu” ‘Mdi msira” ‘Mdi
wala” “Mdir jirkur’ “Mdir dthar mda” instead of or in
addition to Hausa titles like ‘Maiyaki” “Masani” “Maigari”
etc. The names of our traditional rulers should be traditional
like ‘Kuthir Biu” instead of Sarkin Biu” ‘Kuthir zara”
instead of “Mai Angwa” and traditional variants of “Ajiya”
“Lawan” ‘Bulama” etc. Villages that have Hausa names like
“Tashan Alade” “Sabon Gari” “Sabon Kasuwa” should have
their Bura names emphasized and used. We should as much
as possible give Bura names to our children. We should
promote and protect the language and culture of our people
beyond our generation and our boundaries.

The Bura people are not from the middle East loll

Fulaman198:
The Bura people are not from the middle East loll

where are they from?

Moblord:
where are they from?

From Africa like the rest of us.

Fulaman198:


From Africa like the rest of us.

where were Africans from?

Moblord:
where were Africans from?

From Africa....Africa is the oldest continent in the world.

Wow! Nice article.
p.s The Bura people are notorious at eating the green coloured garden egg (gauta) which has been proven to be of medicinal value. I am proud to be Bura!
Mods Front page please.

Fulaman198:


From Africa....Africa is the oldest continent in the world.

anyhow sha, modify and take it to front page

oya front page.. Proudly babur

Moblord:
BRIEF HISTORY AND CULTURE OF BABUR/ BURA PEOPLE.
According to history there was a mass movement
of people from Yemen in the Middle East to the Nile valley
and by A.D.600.They had dispersed and reached the Sudan
and Sahara. The Babur Bura people together with other
tribes like Luguda are believed to have migrated from
Yemen via Sudan through the Chad Basin [Kanem of Borno
region] to the present Babur Bura land in Borno and
Adamawa state. In Borno state, the Babur Bura people are
found in the following local Government Areas, Biu, Hawul,
Kwaya kusar, Shani and Bayo while in Adamawa State, they
reside mainly in Garkida in Gombi Local Government Area.
Famous Babur Bura villages and towns includes Biu,
Garkida ,Kwajaffa ,Sakwa, Marama, Shaffa, Wandali, Kida,
Miringa, Buratai, Zuwa, Yimirshika ,Hyera ,Dayar, Fumwa,
Azare, Gwaski, Diragina, Yimana, Gwallam, Tiraku,
Shindiffu, Goski, Pela Birni, Wangdang, Bula taw ewe,
Kogu Tashan Alade, Kida, da hang shang etc. Each of this
places have its own unique history. For example the founder
of the present Royal dynasty of Biu is Yamta -ra wala or
Yamta the great. Local tradition asserts that Yamta was the
son of a Mandara woman who already carrying him in her
womb at the time she was taken into the Mai of Borno’s
household. Yamta was brought up as a Kanuri. Yamta
established sizeable kingdom for himself in the area bounded
by the Gongola and the village of Kopchi, with his first
capital at a place called Limbur between Chikorkur and
Mandaragrau. Yamta’s grave is still identified at Limbur.
The Babur people are mostly, the inhabitants of Biu and its
Immediate environment while the Bura people are the rural
inhabitants of the Babur Bura land . The Babur Bura
language is linguistically classified as Afro-Asiatic, Chadic
and Biu-Mandara. The Bura language has great affinity and
similarity with Chibok, Marghi, Higgi , Kilba and Bazza.
The Babur Bura people are found in large numbers in
Borno, Adamawa, Gombe and Yobe States. THE BABUR/
BURA PEOPLE. The various names that the Babur Bura
people are
known with include; Babur, Bura, Babir, Pabir with
subgroups including Bura Pela , Bura Hilhauwul, plain Bura
and plain Pabir. The Babur Bura person can be picked from
the crowd by virtue of his /her intonation, intelligence,
inclination and independence. Most Babur Bura people are
known by either their clan names (thimfwal or thim-
geli) ,individual names ,village or town names. The famous
Babur Bura clan names mostly associated with the Menfolk
include: Gwary, Balami, Mshelia, Bwala, Zoaka, Ndahi,
Mshel’izah, Mshelgaya, Wakawa, Durkwa, Mbaya, Malgwi,
Bassi, Dibal, Shallangwa, Bdliya, Yakda, Tarfa, Hena,
Wudiri, Dahwa, Bumba, Kwari, Banu, Bassi, Mshelwaksha,
Ngadda, Mshelbila, Mshelgaru, Mshelbara, Mshelbula, Thlahal,
etc. The feminine clan names include: Jauni, Zhawa,
Kwatamdia, Kwarmiksa, Zoaka, Hindi etc, Famous Bura
individual names include: Anjili, Anjikwi, Kubli, Kucheli,
Arhyel, Hyelsinta, Hyelni, Hyelkuzuku, Hyelajaka,
Hyeladzira, Maravi, Madika, Mindira, Hyelduku, Yiharami,
Mbwidiffu, Aviyama, Hyaratawa, Zharakahyel, Dzamakwa,
Asuku, Hyelhamta, Mbursa, Dahirwa, Wakumahyel,
Watrahyel, Kadala, Lemsu, Ciwar, Kadafur, Kwatikar,
Mapindar, Madawi ,Matagi, Machabiri, Magira, Mangawa,
Angawa, etc. Traditionally and culturally, the Babur Bura
person can speak the language fluently, can dance bansuwee
and waksha-waksha, eats and enjoys shaptang ka dana ,
kavila and taraku, understands karapu and narrate makubtha
and generally intelligent and industrious. Try the Babur Bura
person with music from yagandi, tsinza, gullum or ganga
and you will see what I am talking about. BABUR/ BURA
COMMUNITY; CHALLENGES AND CONCLUSION. The
average Babur Bura person is naturally independent,
intelligent and industrious. The challenge is we must unite,
help each other, promote our culture, tradition and language.
We must teach our language to our children. We must
support one another where ever we are and in whatever
position we are .We must raise our political, intellectual and
business consciousness for the sake of ourselves and
children. We give titles and Honours to whom is due. As a
matter of fact I suggest we begin to honour our people with
Bura home grown and indigenous titles and honours like
“Mdirsinsu” “Mdanapwa” “Mdi gigibu” ‘Mdi msira” ‘Mdi
wala” “Mdir jirkur’ “Mdir dthar mda” instead of or in
addition to Hausa titles like ‘Maiyaki” “Masani” “Maigari”
etc. The names of our traditional rulers should be traditional
like ‘Kuthir Biu” instead of Sarkin Biu” ‘Kuthir zara”
instead of “Mai Angwa” and traditional variants of “Ajiya”
“Lawan” ‘Bulama” etc. Villages that have Hausa names like
“Tashan Alade” “Sabon Gari” “Sabon Kasuwa” should have
their Bura names emphasized and used. We should as much
as possible give Bura names to our children. We should
promote and protect the language and culture of our people
beyond our generation and our boundaries.

Please do you have a book on Bura culture?