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The Anghan people ( Jju: Ba̱byrok , Tyap: A̱byoot , A̱byurok , Hausa: Kamantan ) are an ethnic group found in Zangon Kataf and Kachia LGAs of southern Kaduna State , in the Middle Belt area of Nigeria .

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13-611: The Anghan people are mainly found in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of southern Kaduna State , Nigeria . The Anghan alongside the Bakulu are the smaller of the groups in the local government with each having just a ward only despite their numbers, decried Rev. Fr. Matthew Kukah . About 80% of the Anghans are Christian adherents (with Roman Catholics making up 80.0%, Protestants 10.0% and Independent 10.0%), while

26-417: A predominant chord (also pre-dominant ) is any chord which normally resolves to a dominant chord. Examples of predominant chords are the subdominant (IV, iv), supertonic (ii, ii°), Neapolitan sixth and German sixth . Other examples are the secondary dominant (V/V) and secondary leading tone chord . Predominant chords may lead to secondary dominants. Predominant chords both expand away from

39-505: A chord or series of chords that precedes the dominant chord in a musical composition. Usually, the dominant preparation is derived from a circle of fifths progression. The most common dominant preparation chords are the supertonic , the subdominant , the V7/V , the Neapolitan chord (N or ♭ II ), and the augmented sixth chords (e.g., Fr ). In sonata form , the dominant preparation

52-461: Is 2,668 square kilometers in size. The LGA experiences two different seasons, known as the wet and dry seasons, with an average humidity of 27% in the region. In Zangon Kataf LGA, the mountain with the highest peak is Kacecere (Atyecarak) Hill with a height of 1022m and prominence of 98m. Other mountains are: Kankada Hill (1007m), Bako Hill (949m), Madauci Hill (939m), Ashafa Hill (856m), Kabam Hill (814m), and Antang Hill (742m). Bako Hill, however, has

65-408: Is at Fadan Kamantan, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area , Kaduna State . This Nigeria -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Zangon Kataf Zangon Kataf ( Tyap : Nietcen-A̱fakan ), is a Local Government Area in southern Kaduna State , Nigeria . Its headquarters is in the town of Zonkwa . It is also a name of a town in the chiefdom of

78-518: The Local Government Area speak related dialects of a common language, Tyap . The largest of them is Jju , closely followed by Tyap proper, then by Kulu , then by Nghan and then by Tyeca̱rak. However, due to the British colonial influence, Hausa language is also widely spoken. There are four chiefdoms in the Local Government Area , namely: The major cultural delicacies enjoyed by

91-524: The Atyap . Other towns include: Batadon (Madakiya), Agut Ntswuo (Samaru Kataf), Kamantan, Anchuna and Kamuru . It has an area of 2,579 km and a population of 318,991 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 802. Following the creation Kaduna and Katsina from the old North-Central State in 1989, Zangon Kataf LGA was also created from the old Kachia LGA in the same year. With an average temperature of 33 degrees Celsius, Zangon Kataf LGA

104-551: The highest prominence of 155m. Zangon Kataf town and environs have an average annual temperature of about 24.8 °C (76.6 °F), average yearly highs of about 28.6 °C (83.5 °F) and lows of 18.8 °C (65.8 °F), with zero rainfalls at the ends and beginnings of the year with a yearly average precipitation of about 28.1 mm (1.11 in), and an average humidity of 53.7%, similar to that of neighbouring towns Kagoro and Zonkwa . Zangon Kataf Local Government Area (LGA) shares boundaries with Kachia LGA to

117-524: The other 18.0% of the population is said to practice traditional religion and possibly a few (less than 2%) are Muslims. The people speak the Nghan language. They also speak Hausa and English languages. The Anghan people are primarily found in Anghan Chiefdom and its rulers are known as Ngbiar . The current monarch is His Royal Highness (HRH) Ngbiar Adamu Alkali, Ngbiar Anghan . The chiefdom headquarters

130-670: The people of Zangon Kataf include: The main non- alcoholic drinks synonymous with this region is known as ta̱bwai tsuntswa in the Tyap tongue ( kunu tsuntswa in Hausa ). The region has also for long been synonymous for the brewing of the alcoholic drink known as a̱kan in Tyap proper and Tyeca̠rak, dikan in Jju and burukutu in Hausa , although its brewing has been banned in some areas. [REDACTED] Media related to Zangon Kataf at Wikimedia Commons Predominant In music theory ,

143-401: The tonic and lead to the dominant, affirming the dominant's pull to the tonic. Thus they lack the stability of the tonic and the drive towards resolution of the dominant. The predominant harmonic function is part of the fundamental harmonic progression of many classical works. The submediant (vi) may be considered a predominant chord or a tonic substitute. The dominant preparation is

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156-472: The west, Kajuru LGA to the northwest, Kauru LGA to the north and northeast, Kaura LGA to the southeast, Jema'a LGA to the south and Jaba LGA to southwest, respectively. The Local Government Area is divided into the following administrative subdivides or electoral wards: Zangon Kataf Local Government Area according to the March 21, 2006 national population census was put at 318,991. Its population

169-574: Was projected by the National Population Commission of Nigeria and National Bureau of Statistics to be 430,600 by March 21, 2016. The people predominantly belong to the Atyap (Nenzit) Ethno-Linguistic group. These people include: the Bajju , Atyap proper, Bakulu , Anghan and A̱tyeca̠rak. There are also the Hausa settler elements and other Nigerian peoples settling among the aboriginal people. The five indigenous people found in

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