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The states, which are all northern, include the states of Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara [2] which allows for a man to take more than one wife. [3] Nigeria is part of the "polygamy belt", a region in West Africa and Central Africa where polygamy is common and deeply rooted in the ...
The Longuda are primarily polygamous.The different dialects of the Longuda people perform marriage rites differently. Traditionally, a young man courting a woman invited his friends on the night he wished to take her as his bride, without her prior knowledge.
In South Africa and Nigeria, polygamy is a common practice [7] [8] and the novel, written by an author familiar with this system of multiple wives, [9] deals with the cultural pressures on the infertile and impotent within a polygamous society, [10] as well as with the universal themes of rape, domestic abuse marital property rights, girls ...
Polygamy in Africa has existed throughout the history of Africa. [1] Polygamy, particularly polygyny, is a highly valued social institution in Africa. [1] Polygamy is a marriage between a man or woman and their multiple spouses. [2] Polygyny is a marriage between a man and multiple wives. [2] Polyandry is a marriage between a woman and multiple ...
In Nigeria and South Africa, polygamous marriages under customary law and for Muslims are legally recognized. The legal status of polygamy varies widely around the world. Polygamy is legal in 58 out of nearly 200 sovereign states, the vast majority of them being Muslim-majority countries .
About a quarter of Nigeria's population are Hausa. They are predominantly Muslim, but some are Christians. [1] They speak the Hausa language, although different tribes speak different dialects. Hausa traditional marriage is not as expensive as other forms of marriage in Nigeria. [2] Hausa traditional marriage is based on Islamic or Sharia law. [3]
Polygyny (/ p ə ˈ l ɪ dʒ ɪ n i /) is a form of polygamy entailing the marriage of a man to several women. The term polygyny is from Neoclassical Greek πολυγυνία ( polugunía ); from Ancient Greek πολύ ( polú ) 'many' and γυνή ( gunḗ ) 'woman, wife'.
Nigeria is part of the "polygamy belt", a region in West Africa and Central Africa where polygamy is common and deeply rooted in the culture. Nigeria is estimated as having the fifth highest polygamy prevalence in the world, with 28% of the population living in polygamous marriages, with only four countries ( Burkina Faso , Mali , Gambia and ...