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单词 bini
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Bini


Bini

(bəˈniː) or

Beni

n, pl -ni or -nis (Peoples) other names for Edo

E•do

(ˈɛd oʊ, ˈeɪ doʊ)

n. a former name of Tokyo.

E•do

(ˈɛd oʊ)

n., pl. E•dos, (esp. collectively) E•do. 1. a. a member of an African people of S Nigeria, living in Benin City and adjacent areas to the W of the Yoruba peoples. b. the Kwa language of this people. 2. a. a member of any of a group of African peoples, including the Edo and related peoples to their northeast and southeast. b. the group of Kwa languages spoken by these peoples.

Bini


Bini

 

Edo, a people living in the Mid-West and Western states of Nigeria. Population, including allied tribes (Esa, Kukuruku, Sobo, Urhobo), about 2.1 million (1967 estimate). The Bini language is assigned to the Kwa subgroup of the Guiñean language group. Some of the Bini profess Islam, others Christianity, and local traditional beliefs are also preserved. Agriculture is the principal occupation (cassava, taro, rice). Crafts have undergone extensive development. The Benin state flourished among the Bini from the 12th to the 19th centuries, with its peak from the 13th to 15th centuries (according to other sources, the 15th to 17th centuries).

REFERENCE

Ismagilova, R. N. Narody Nigerii. Moscow, 1963.
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