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Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by Nobody: 10:47am On Mar 25, 2019
From: collinsuchendusblog.com

The Koma people became recognized as Nigerians in 1961, a year after independence, along with the old provinces of Northern Cameroon. Today Koma is part of the seven districts of Ganye local government in Adamawa State.

Koma is a relatively primitive hill-dwelling ethnic group in Northern Adamawa, in the Atlantika Mountains, which shares a border with Southern Cameroun. Hill-dwellers are spread through the South and South-West of these mountains, including many on the Cameroonian side.

There are 21 Koma villages in the Cameroonian side of the Alantika Mountains and 17 villages on the Nigerian side.

The Koma have their own language, known as Koma, with an estimated 61,000 speakers. It is a member of the Niger–Congo language group.

They are committed to their traditional culture. The men wear loincloths and women wear fresh leaves. Koma men are much more receptive to wearing of contemporary clothes than the women.

The belief still holds firmly that if women wear clothes, they would incur the wrath of the gods with visitation of either death or barrenness.

When the government authorities made it mandatory in some markets for people to put on clothes, the women would put cloth wrappers over the leaves only in the market, and remove them on their way back to the hills.

As a mark of acceptance and friendship, a Koma man may share his wife with friends, especially visitors.

Among the Komas, a twin birth is regarded as evil, and twins are considered abominable so much so that until recently babies of multiple births used to be buried alive with the women who had the 'misfortune' of being their mothers.

This obnoxious practice of twins killing is out of vogue among Komas who dwell on the plains, but in the out-of-the-way settlements on the hills, the ancient practice still thrives without obstruction.


Source: https://www.collinsuchendusblog.com/2019/03/meet-koma-people-of-adamawa-state-where.html?m=1

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Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by Nobody: 10:47am On Mar 25, 2019
Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by decatalyst(m): 10:53am On Mar 25, 2019
Best place to carry out some research grin


See as that one shoot yarnsh out with leaf grin

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Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by MANNABBQGRILLS: 2:02pm On Mar 25, 2019
Welcome to 21st century in Adamawa state!!

Which courier company has the slogan "We've been to Koma" again sef?!

Nice and apt slogan for their product and service!!

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Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by Nteogwuija(m): 2:03pm On Mar 25, 2019
Holy Christmas!

Do you mean we still have such level of uncivilization in Nigeria?

Would love to visit that place...

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Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by pennywys(m): 2:03pm On Mar 25, 2019
uncivilized entity

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Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by Amuocha: 2:03pm On Mar 25, 2019
Good. They need protection.
Buhari needs to reserve a seat in the cabinet for the minority grin

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Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by Richdad50(m): 2:03pm On Mar 25, 2019
grin
Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by optimusprime2(m): 2:03pm On Mar 25, 2019
shocked

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Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by Xisnin(m): 2:03pm On Mar 25, 2019
Mostly fake information.
Komas don't share their wives.

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Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by Badonasty(m): 2:03pm On Mar 25, 2019
collinsuchendu:
From: collinsuchendusblog.com

The Koma people became recognized as Nigerians in 1961, a year after independence, along with the old provinces of Northern Cameroon. Today Koma is part of the seven districts of Ganye local government in Adamawa State.

Koma is a relatively primitive hill-dwelling ethnic group in Northern Adamawa, in the Atlantika Mountains, which shares a border with Southern Cameroun. Hill-dwellers are spread through the South and South-West of these mountains, including many on the Cameroonian side.

There are 21 Koma villages in the Cameroonian side of the Alantika Mountains and 17 villages on the Nigerian side.

The Koma have their own language, known as Koma, with an estimated 61,000 speakers. It is a member of the Niger–Congo language group.

They are committed to their traditional culture. The men wear loincloths and women wear fresh leaves. Koma men are much more receptive to wearing of contemporary clothes than the women.

The belief still holds firmly that if women wear clothes, they would incur the wrath of the gods with visitation of either death or barrenness.

When the government authorities made it mandatory in some markets for people to put on clothes, the women would put cloth wrappers over the leaves only in the market, and remove them on their way back to the hills.

As a mark of acceptance and friendship, a Koma man may share his wife with friends, especially visitors.

Among the Komas, a twin birth is regarded as evil, and twins are considered abominable so much so that until recently babies of multiple births used to be buried alive with the women who had the 'misfortune' of being their mothers.

This obnoxious practice of twins killing is out of vogue among Komas who dwell on the plains, but in the out-of-the-way settlements on the hills, the ancient practice still thrives without obstruction.


Source: https://www.collinsuchendusblog.com/2019/03/meet-koma-people-of-adamawa-state-where.html?m=1

Person go Bleep tire for here fa

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Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by kings09(m): 2:03pm On Mar 25, 2019
These ones too go follow vote

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Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by Preator: 2:04pm On Mar 25, 2019
In Nigeria?
Dem dey vote too?

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Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by Biggty(m): 2:04pm On Mar 25, 2019
So this kind of place still exists in this country? My question is that did they participate in the last General election?

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Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by PrincessB1(f): 2:04pm On Mar 25, 2019
So, Naija have primitive areas like this

Nawa o shocked

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Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by Le2money(m): 2:04pm On Mar 25, 2019
grin
Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by edlion57(m): 2:04pm On Mar 25, 2019
Richest... North
Power....north
Violence... North
undereducated...north
Dirty....north
Beggar.... North
This people are backwardness of Nigeria.... This is why we are where we are...

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Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by Histrings08(m): 2:04pm On Mar 25, 2019
Shuuuu.. Nd they're comfortable that way... Afrika, hmmm
Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by Skyfornia(m): 2:04pm On Mar 25, 2019
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Welcome to 21st century!!

Abi 12th century?....but looking at the way things are right now, e be like say our women are heading back to this era.

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Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by onunwa21(m): 2:05pm On Mar 25, 2019
U mean Atiku's village!!!!!!!

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Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by Yinxies(f): 2:05pm On Mar 25, 2019
So civilization has not reached this people shocked

It is well
Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by deri4luv1(m): 2:05pm On Mar 25, 2019
Hmm �
Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by Sarah20A(f): 2:05pm On Mar 25, 2019
shocked
Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by jericco1(m): 2:06pm On Mar 25, 2019
they look more Kenyan than Nigerian
Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by ruggedtimi(m): 2:06pm On Mar 25, 2019
Nigeria’s version of the jawara tribe
Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by lexy2014: 2:06pm On Mar 25, 2019
Preator:
In Nigeria?
Dem dey vote too?

Voting will b inconclusive. Too much distraction 4d INEC officials

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Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by GENERALSEIFDAN1(m): 2:06pm On Mar 25, 2019
Body no dey hitch them?
Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by amahthelma(f): 2:06pm On Mar 25, 2019
This is where bobrisky should have been born in koma land! grin

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Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by Burgerlomo: 2:06pm On Mar 25, 2019
Wondas shall nefa end cool
Re: Meet The Koma People Of Adamawa State Where Cloth Is A Prized Possession (Photo) by jammyunn(m): 2:08pm On Mar 25, 2019
Heard about them in 1999 in a courier company's ad. They wrote "we've been to Koma"

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