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ANGHAN AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Agriculture Practice

Agriculture is the main stay of the economy. Farming, fishing and hunting are the occupations of the Anghan people. The land vegetation is usually considered suitable for the habitation of less harmful animals while the soil type is suitable for farming. This perhaps also explains why the dominant occupation of the people is farming. They mostly practised shifting cultivation. Apart from cultivation, the farmers of the different Anghan communities engaged in the domestication of animals and birds. Those in the riverine side practiced fishing are precision/Irrigation system of Farming

Crop cultivation

Culturally, since time immemorial, the Anghan had been farmers, especially during the rainy season producing food crops like sorghum (Kpezha), millet (Shin), beans (Jhek), yams (Nchir), beniseed (nyhing), okra (Nfok), finger millet (gbaan), groundnut (yhuik), potato (Lawur), Maize (Ghul), Rice (Chianbien) Ginger (jhinyak) pepper (chianyak) Turmeric (magina) etc., with the entire economy heavily dependent on maize, rice, ginger and yam.

Animal rearing

The Anghan also since long ago reared animals such as the Chicken (Nyhuon) dog (Gbia), pig (Khaadde), goat (Jhuon) and sheep (Nchaam).

Manufacturing

The Anghan people are very Enterprising, they have good Entrepreneur with Agricultural technology ( Mayal Agricultural Services Company Limited , Yal Organic Farms Enterprise and many more indegineous companies that produce and processed Agricultural Products and Services

Anghan

Total population
100,000 (1982)
Regions with significant populations
Kaduna State, Nigeria	250,000
Languages
Anghan language
Religion
Christianity, Traditional religion, Islam
Related ethnic groups
Gwong, Ham, Bakulu, Adara, Bajju, Atyap, Jukun, Efik, Tiv, Igbo, Yoruba, Edo and other Benue-Congo peoples of Middle Belt and southern Nigeria

The Anghan (Kamantan) are found in Zanngo and Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna state, in the Middle Belt area of Nigeria.

NGHIAN LANGUAGE

introduction to writings

Nghian language is orally speaking by the people, but formulating it into written language it comprise two official speaking languages in Nigeria;

English language background through the use of meanings, vowels and consonants.e.g.vowel ,a,e,I,o,u

Hausa Language: is used for

communication inthenorthan state of Nigeria in respective of ethnic groups or religion.

Nghian language also borrowed from this language in formulating her written dialect.e.ga,ba,cha,da,fa,ga,ha,ja,ka,la,ma,na,Pa,ra, sa,ta va wa ya za sha.

The language uniqueness:

Hausa language.has 5 vowel a, e, I, o, u as well English and Nghian language.

example:baba,alede,biri,Gona,fura

English language has 5 vowel a,e,h,ou"a"asin"bat" "e"a sin"bed" "i"asin"bit" "o"asin"bog" "u"asin"but"

English has Short vowels are. /ɪ/-pit,/e/-pet,/æ/-pat,/ʌ/- cut,/ʊ/-put,/ɒ/-dog,/ə/-about.

Long vowels are/i:/-week,/ɑ:/-hard,/ɔ:/- fork,/ɜ:/-heard,/u:/-boot.

Nghian language has  Short vowels as a,e,I,ou example :shal ,huel, liem laluom, wul

Gbang nyhianwal (joint sound Alphabet)

/kp/kpazha,kpashang

/zh/zhamian,zhayhian

/kh/khyal,khial

/ch/chian,wachuor

/yh/yhiem,yhal

/sh/shalma,shishe

/jh/jhien,jhal

/gh/ nghan, Nghian, nghyal

Dinduan Nyhian (longvowel)

/a'/Fa'al,a'nghian,ba'al

/ng/Maing,khuaing,nyhing,jhuang,fuong,nchuong,

CHIANWAL A'Nghan(Alphabet)

The alphabet and how to pronounce it in Nghian language

Note; how to pronounce the sound is not thesame way when you want to write word or sentence in nghian language. please take note.

A=ahB=bi,Ch=Chi,D=Deh,E=Eah,F=Fi,Gh=gah,H=Hu,I=I,Jh=jha,Kh=kha,L=Lah,M= mAh, N= Nah, O= oh,, Kp = Kpa, R = Rah, Sh=Sha, T=Tah,U=uh, V=vah,W=Wu, Yh=Yha,Zh=zha.

explanations of chianwal

/a/=shalma,khial,bafial

/b/=ba'al,bal,biem,buol,gbumgbom

/ch/=chichadi,chian,chual,chiar,chap

/d/=dien,dindang,ndalyhian,duona,

/e/=yhiem,huel,biem,shishe,alashe,liem

/f/=fial,fuong,furche,fian,fik,fiab

/gh/=nghan,Nghian,nghyal,ghuan,Anghan,ghuon

/h/=huadi,huwaddi, huan

/i/=Liliam,Maddi,liem,Miani

/jh/=jhien,jhal,jhin,jhamanghan,jhuon

/kh/=khyal,khial,khunkholi,Khan

/kp/=kpazha,kpashang,kparkhuak,kpial,kpaltie

/m/=muom,muomzha,miyhak,shalma

/n/=duon,naddi,nbuam,nchir,nchuong

/o/=Ghuon,chuor,chichuor,muom

/r/=rantuong,rurung,ayhira,rien

/sh/shalma,shishe,shaghi,shial,kashuol

/t/ =tualmi,tilli,tuon,tia,Tiama,tiashin

/u/=wul,wuenche,ghuan,ghul

/v/=vab,varvak,vuk,

/w/=Wal,wushik,wachuor,waddi

/zh/=zhamian,zhayhianmuomzha,abizhin,bizhin

these alphabet are completely missing in Nghian language ordinarily: z,s,j,q.g,k, y meanwhile zh,sh,gh,jh,kp,kh, are the unique writtings or styles or consonant of Nghian language, while kh is in place of Q in the language,

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

note; this gbang nyhianwal (joint soundalphabet) is a unique way of differenting Nghian language prounciation spellings and original sounds or tunations from Hausa Language and other languages through additional "h" that carries as sound and that also give the oral and original way of sounds in the Nghian language and tonations as well as systematic written style in Anghan Language, just as it is in other languages. like Igbo alphabet, Yoruba Alphabet and some middle belt Language

Lean How to Count and Numbering in Nghian language.

1.= jhin,

2= faan,

3= Tar,  

4=Nieng,

5= Tikhian,

6= Tijhin,

7= Tuonfan,

8= Naraik,

9 = Turaik,

10= Khuob

bikhuob abizhin= 11,

bikhuob abifaal =12

bikhuob abitar = 13

bikhuob abinieng= 14

bikhuob abitikhian = 15

Bikhuob abitijhin = 16

Bikhuob abituonfan 17

bikhuob abinaraik = 18

bikhuob abituraik = 19

Shuoyhual = 20

shuoyhual abizhin = 21

shuoyhual abifaal 22

shuoyhual abitar = 23

Shuoyhual abinieng =24

Shuoyhual abitikhian = 25

Shuoyhual abitijhin = 26

Shuoyhual abituonfan = 27

shuoyhual abinaraik = 28

shuoyhual abituraik = 29

Shuochar = 30

Names of places

Nchieb khyuak

1. Kha faal - school

2. Nwuni - market

3. Kha Gbiar sheyhian - Church

4. Khalek Talie - Hospital

5. Yhal Gan - Pharmacy

6. Chuor - farm

7. Yhal - House

8. Dien - Road

9. Majhuong - river

10. Shan- sky

Name of foods

Nchieb muomzha

1. zhir (drink)

2. Khyab- (swallow Fufu)

3. Kpikpe - ( cereal cuscus)

4. Nchir - yam

5. Lawur - sweet potato

6. Ghul - maize

7. Ghul kpazha - gunea corn

8. Shin - Millet

9. Gbaan - finger Millet

10. Chianbien - rice

11. Jhek - beans

Names of places

Nchieb khyuak

1. Kha faal - school

2. Nwuni - market

3. Kha Gbiar sheyhian - Church

4. Khalek Talie - Hospital

5. Yhal Gan - Pharmacy

6. Chuor - farm

7. Yhal - House

8. Dien - Road

9. Majhuong - river

10. Shan- sky

Greetings

Richiar

1. Nbashim - good morning

2. Yha bubba - How today

3. Nwa nuoma - good afternoon

4. Yha nchuoma - how is work

5. Yha ngablia- good evening

6. Yha wuejhiadi - how children

7. Yha tia ayhu- how is your father

8. Yha zhini ayhu- how is your mother

9. Yha tilizhini ayhu- how is your sisters

10. Yha tek ayhu- how is your brothers

Name of animal

Nchieb Nyiam

1. Nyhuon - chicken

2. Ghuan - cock

3. Nchab Nyhuon - fowl

4. Jhuon- goat

5. Nyhiak- cow

6. Nchaam- sheep

7. Nuon - bird

8. Yhuak- snake

9. Murum- lion

10. Shiem - rabbit

Composed by

DANIEL USMAN ( Apostle Dan)

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