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42-979: Sko or SKO may refer to: Kanuri language , Standard Kanuri Orthography S-K-O , originally Schuyler, Knobloch and Overstreet, an American country music group S-Ko , a character in the Guilty Gears fighting game series Skou languages or Sko languages, group of languages spoken on New Guinea Skou language or Sko language, a language of West Papua, Indonesia Osnabrück Canal (German: Stichkanal Osnabrück ) in Germany Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport , Sokoto, Nigeria Seko Tengah language (ISO 639-3: sko), an Austronesian language spoken on Sulawesi, Indonesia Shopko , an American retailer Swiss Communist Organization (German: Schweizerische Kommunistische Organisation ) Topics referred to by

84-691: A local lingua franca , its usage has declined in recent decades. Most first-language speakers speak Hausa or Arabic as a second language. Kanuri is spoken mainly in lowlands of the Chad Basin , with speakers in Cameroon , Chad , Niger , Nigeria , Sudan and Libya . The Kanuri region in Nigeria consists of Borno State and Yobe State . Some other states such as Jigawa , Gombe and Bauchi are also dominated by Kanuri people, but they are not included in this region. Cities and towns where Kanuri

126-480: A long history of inter-marriages have continued to bind them together. About 3.6 million people inhabit Jigawa State. Life expectancy as at 2001 was about 52 years with a total fertility rate of about 6.2 children per woman of childbearing age (a little above the national average). Although population of the state is predominantly rural (90%), the distribution in terms of sex is almost equal between male (50.8%) and female (49.2%). This pattern of population distribution

168-534: A second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government Areas. There are two major religions in Jigawa state, they are Islam and Christianity but the most common religion is Islam. In Jigawa State about 99 percent of the population practice Islam. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kano (1991) has 36 parishes, including Jigawa. The Anglican Diocese of Dutse (1996) within

210-573: A suro Wowur abəden dəganadə ndu-a nduana-aso kartaa, gayirtə futubibema baaro, gayirta alama jiilibeso, kadigəbeso, alagəbeso, təlambeso, adinbeso, siyasabeso au rayiwu, lardə gade au kaduwu gade, kənganti, tambo au awowa laa gade anyiga samunzəna. Anyibe ngawoman nduma kəla siyasaben, kal kəntəwoben kal au daraja dunyalabe sawawuro kal kərye au lardə kamdə dəganabe sawawuro gayirtinba. Lardə shi gultənama adə kərmai kəlanzəben karga, amanaro musko lardə gadeben karga, kəlanzəlangənyi karga au sədiya kaidawa kəntəwobe laan karga yaye kal. Translation Everyone

252-469: Is a unique opportunity for cross-border trading activities. The government readily took advantage of this by initiating and establishing a free trade zone at the border town of Maigatari in Niger . Jigawa has a yearly average temperature of 31.23 °C (88.21 °F) and it is 1.77% higher than Nigeria's averages. The state has a total land area of approximately 22,410 square kilometres. Its topography

294-567: Is characterized by undulating land, with sand dunes of various sizes spanning several kilometres in parts of the State. The southern part of Jigawa comprises the basement complex while the northeast is made up of sedimentary rocks of the Chad Formation. The main rivers are Hadejia , Kafin Hausa and Iggi Rivers with a number of tributaries feeding extensive marshlands in north-eastern part of

336-442: Is common. Scarcity of arable land within the state has become increasingly problematic in recent years, with arable farmland increasingly vulnerable to national disasters like flooding , which will become more prevalent due to climate change . As a result, tensions between farmers and nomadic Fulani herdsmen over arable land have turned violent in recent years . Jigawa State is one of thirty-six states that constitute

378-536: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kanuri language At the turn of the 21st century, its two main dialects, Manga Kanuri and Yerwa Kanuri (also called Beriberi, which its speakers consider to be pejorative), were spoken by 9,700,000 people in Central Africa . It belongs to the Western Saharan subphylum of Nilo-Saharan . Kanuri

420-524: Is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under and other limitation of sovereingty. (Article 1 of

462-437: Is led by a democratically elected governor who works closely with members of the state's house of assembly. The Capital city of the State is Dutse. The electoral system of each state is selected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two -third of the State local government Areas. If no candidate passes threshold,

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504-709: Is one of the twelve states in the country to be governed by Sharia law . Jigawa State is famous for the Dutsen Habude cave paintings in the town of Birnin Kudu , which have been dated back to the Neolithic period. The town of Hadejia (formerly Biram ) is notable as being one of the traditional "seven true Hausa states ". The Jigawa State economy remains largely dependent on agriculture . Due to state's semi-arid climate, outward migration by workers to neighboring states such as Kano State in search of off-season work

546-442: Is organized into ministries, extra-ministerial departments and parastatals, which are located across the three senatorial districts in the state since 1999. This decentralized approach to governmental administrative structure was seen as a move towards stimulating economic activities socio-economic development and empowerment over a wider area since government is the largest employer, perhaps second only to agriculture. In addition, this

588-436: Is same across various constituencies and between urban and rural areas. The 2002 CWIQ Survey indicated that 45.2% of the population was made up of young people below the age of 15; 49.0% between the ages of 15 and 59 while 5.8% were people aged 60 and above. This survey reveals a dependency ratio of almost 1; meaning that there is almost one dependent to every economically active person in the population. Average household size

630-540: Is spoken include Maiduguri , Damaturu , Hadejia , Akko , Duku , Kwami , Kano , Kaduna , Gusau , Jos and Lafia . In central Nigeria, the Kanuri are usually referred to as Bare-Bari or Beriberi. Central Kanuri, also known as Yerwa Kanuri, is the main language of the Kanuri people living in Borno State, Yobe State and Gombe State, and it is usually referred to as Kanuri in Nigeria. Manga Kanuri, which

672-449: Is still clear disparity between boys and girls. Basic indicators for water supply sector show that access to potable water is over 90%, which is among the highest in the country. The 2002 CWIQ Survey however, indicated that access to high quality safe drinking water (pipe born, hand pump boreholes and protected wells) is low at about 63%, while nearly 67% of households have good means of sanitation. In terms of health services, about 40% of

714-692: Is the language associated with the Kanem and Bornu empires that dominated the Lake Chad region for a thousand years. The basic word order of Kanuri sentences is subject–object–verb . It is typologically unusual in simultaneously having postpositions and post-nominal modifiers – for example, 'Bintu's pot' would be expressed as nje Bintu-be , 'pot Bintu-of'. Kanuri has three tones: high, low, and falling. It has an extensive system of consonantal lenition ; for example, sa- 'they' + -buma 'have eaten' → za-wuna 'they have eaten'. Traditionally

756-528: Is the main language of the Kanuri people in Yobe State, Jigawa State and Bauchi State, is usually referred to as Manga or Mangari or Mangawa , and they are distinct from the Kanuri , which is a term generally used for speakers of Central Kanuri. The Kanembu language is also spoken in Borno State on the border with Chad. In Niger, the Kanuri region is composed of Diffa Region and Zinder Region in

798-731: Is yet to gain a solid footing, the seed for their development was planted through establishment of small-scale industries particularly in areas of food processing and other agro-allied activities such as the Jigawa ethanol programme . These industries have been helped by the Information Communication Technology program initiated by the Saminu Turaki , the states former governor. The Federal Office of Statistics, in 2001, classified Jigawa State among those with relatively high severity and incidence of poverty in

840-838: The Ajami Arabic script , mainly in religious or court contexts, for at least four hundred years. More recently, it is also sometimes written in a modified Latin script . The Gospel of John published in 1965 was produced in Roman and Arabic script. A standardized romanized orthography (known as the Standard Kanuri Orthography in Nigeria) was developed by the Kanuri Research Unit and the Kanuri Language Board. Its elaboration, based on

882-608: The Federal Republic of Nigeria. It is situated in the northwestern part of the country between latitudes 11.00°N to 13.00°N and longitudes 8.00°E to 10.15°E. Borders Kano State for 355 km (221 miles) and Katsina State for 164 km (102 miles) to the west, Bauchi State to the east and Yobe State for 193 km (120 miles) to the northeast. To the north, Jigawa shares an international border with Zinder Region in The Republic of Niger for 70 km, which

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924-513: The Kanuri or Bornu Language which contains texts in Kanuri and in English translation. There is a selection of proverbs, stories and fables, and historical fragments. In his English translation, Koelle misidentifies the trickster ground-squirrel , kə̀nyérì , as a weasel. Richard Francis Burton in his Wit and Wisdom from West Africa included a selection of the proverbs reported by Koelle. Here are some of those proverbs: Hakkiwa-a nambe

966-532: The State House of Assembly. In line with the democratic setting in the country, the governments at both the state and local government levels are elected, and comprise an executive with a unicameral legislature. The state legislature has 30 elected members each representing one of the state constituencies. To complete the state governance structure, there is an independent state judiciary as the third arm of government. The State Government administrative apparatus

1008-641: The State during the last five years, coupled with efforts made towards power generation via Independent Power Platforms, and the Internet Broadband Project, investment climate in Jigawa State in terms of economic infrastructure is quite promising. Currently the state has a Federal University which is situated in the state capital, Dutse and a state-owned University situated at Kafin Hausa Local Government Area of

1050-660: The State. Hadejia – Kafin Hausa River traverses the state from west to east through the Hadejia-Nguru wetlands and empties into the Lake Chad Basin . Most parts of Jigawa lie within the Sudan Savannah with elements of Guinea Savannah in the southern part.Total forest cover in the state is below national average of 14.8%. Due to both natural and human factors, forest cover is being depleted, making

1092-563: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights). Jigawa Jigawa State ( Hausa : Jihar Jigawa ; Fula : Leydi Jigawa 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤮𞤤 𞤶𞤭𞤺𞤢𞤱𞤢) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria , located in the northern region of the country. Jigawa was created on 27 August 1991, under the General Ibrahim Babangida military administration. Jigawa State was formerly part of Kano State and was located in

1134-488: The country particularly the World Bank , UNDP , UNICEF , DFID and other international donor agencies and NGOs. Multilateral agencies have been a veritable source of development funds and technical assistance to State Government. Presently, the State partners with DFID, UNDP, UNICEF, IBRD, IFAD, ADF and some other International Development Agencies in pursuit of several development projects and programmes, particularly in

1176-705: The country, with a Gross Per Capita Income of N35, 000 per annum (US$ 290), which is below the National Average; till date Jigawa State is being rate among the poorest states in Nigeria. However, the 2002 Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire (CWIQ) Survey indicated that over two-fifths of the population do not consider themselves poor. The State of infrastructure for economic development such as roads, electricity, telecommunication and information technology have recently witnessed tremendous improvements through massive rehabilitation and expansion works. With massive road rehabilitation projects already undertaken throughout

1218-652: The dialect of Maiduguri, was carried out by the Orthography Committee of the Kanuri Language Board, under the Chairmanship of Abba Sadiq, Waziri of Borno . It was officially approved by the Kanuri Language Board in Maiduguri , Nigeria, in 1975. Letters used : a b c d e ǝ f g h i j k l m n ny o p r ɍ s sh t u w y z. In 1854, Sigismund Koelle published African Native Literature, or Proverbs, Tales, Fables, and Historical Fragments in

1260-452: The following languages, while many linguists (e.g. Cyffer 1998) regard them as dialects of a single language. The first three are spoken by ethnic Kanuri and thought by them as dialects of their language. The variety attested in 17th-century Qur'anic glosses is known as Old Kanembu . In the context of religious recitation and commentaries, a heavily archaizing descendant of this is still used, called Tarjumo . Kanuri has been written using

1302-444: The governorship of late Audu Bako , the governor of old Kano State (comprising present Kano and Jigawa states). By the 1999 Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria, the state comprises 27 local government councils, which are divided into 30 state constituencies, grouped into 11 federal constituencies and 3 senatorial districts. These 27 local government councils were further subdivided into 77 development areas by law No. 5 of 2004 of

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1344-460: The northeastern-most region of Kano State , and it forms part of Nigeria's national border with the Republic of Niger . The state capital and largest city is Dutse . Jigawa state has 27 local governments. The eighth largest state by population, residents of Jigawa State are predominantly of Hausa or Fulani background. The vast majority of the residents of Jigawa State are Muslim , and it

1386-408: The northern part of the state highly vulnerable to desert encroachment. The state enjoys vast fertile arable land to which almost all tropical crops could adapt, thus constituting one of its highly prized natural resources. The Sudan savannah vegetation zone is also made up of vast grazing lands suitable for livestock production. Jigawa state is prone to perennial floods which have constantly ravaged

1428-457: The population have access to medical services which is, however, higher in urban areas where access was found to be about 55%. The CWIQ Survey found that an average of 70% of those who consulted a health facility expressed satisfaction with the services provided. Jigawa State is struggling with desertification, and timber cutting equipment is contributing to the destruction of trees. Low timber output rates lead to socioeconomic problems and endanger

1470-621: The province of Kaduna, is led by Bishop Markus Yohanna Danbinta (2016), also the Evangelical Church Winning All is well established in the state. Jigawa State—created out of the old Kano State in August 1991—is one of the 36 states in Federal Republic of Nigeria. The agitation for the creation of the state was led by Malam Inuwa-Dutse, a former commissioner in the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources during

1512-448: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sko . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sko&oldid=836236536 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing German-language text Short description

1554-446: The southeast. Parts of Agadez Region are also Kanuri. Cities where it is spoken include Zinder , Diffa , N'Guigmi and Bilma . In Zinder region, the main dialect is Manga. In Diffa Region, the main dialect is Tumari or Kanembu; Kanembu is spoken by a minority. In Agadez Region, the main dialect is Bilma. Central Kanuri is a minority dialect, and is commonly referred to as Bare-Bari or Beriberi. Ethnologue divides Kanuri into

1596-537: The state, causeing extensive damage and destruction, wreaking havoc on farm lands. The socio-cultural situation in Jigawa State could be described as homogeneous: it is mostly populated by Hausa / Fulani , who can be found in all parts of the state. Kanuri are largely found in Hadejia Emirate, with some traces of Badawa mainly in its Northeastern parts. Even though each of the three dominant tribes have continued to maintain their ethnic identity, Islam and

1638-986: The state. There is also Federal Polytechnic in Kazaure, Hussaini Adamu Federal Polytechnic , and a two state owned polytechnics; Binyaminu Usman Polytechnic, Jigawa State Polytechnic situated at Hadejia and Dutse respectively and a number of Monotechnics across the state. Established in 2011. The following tertiary Institutions are located in Jigawa State Federal Highways: One road to Niger from Gumel at Maigatari to RN13 to Dungass . Other major roads: Railway: The 1067 mm Cape gauge Western Railway Line northeast from Kano via Gagarwa, Kaugama and Malum Maduri terminates at Nguru in Yobe State . Airports: Dutse International with flights to Abuja . Government of Jigawa State relates very well with multilateral agencies in

1680-735: The survival of priceless and beneficial trees. The Bade language is spoken in Guri LGA, Manga is spoken in Birniwa , Kiri Kasama , parts of Malam Madori , Kaugama and Guri LGAs. The Warji language is spoken in Birnin Kudu LGA, and the Duwai language is spoken in Hadejia LGA. Major languages are Hausa , Kanuri and Fula (spoken by the Fulani). The State government

1722-409: Was about 6.7 almost all of which were headed by males. About 60% of household heads were self-employed with agriculture as their main occupation, and nearly 67% of these households were monogamous families. The overall literacy rate was about 37% in 2002 (22 percent for women and 51 percent for men). School enrolment ratio is fairly high with very good improvements in the last few years, even though there

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1764-790: Was also seen as a way for spreading even development among major urban centers and a shift from "city-state syndrome" that obtained in the old Kano State. Jigawa State consists of twenty-seven (27) Local Government Areas , They are: The economy of Jigawa State is largely characterized by informal sector activities with agriculture as the major economic activity. Over 80% of the population is engaged in subsistence farming and animal husbandry. Trade and commerce are undertaken on small and medium scale, especially in agric goods, livestock and other consumer goods. Other informal sector activities include blacksmithing, leather-works, tailoring services, auto repairs, metal works, carpentry, tanning, dyeing, food processing, masonry etc. Even though modern industrial sector

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