Waja people

Waja people
Languages
	Waja language
Religion
	Islam ; Christianity

The Waja people are one of the ethnic groups in Gombe area of Nigeria that were the early inhabitants of the region. They inhabited the east-southern corner of Gombe state, occupying the present Balanga local government area of the state.^[1]^[2] The Waja people are the occupants of the Waja district which spread over an area of 330 square miles (850 km²).^[3]

^ Higazi, Adam; Lar, Jimam (2015). "Articulations of Belonging: The Politics of Ethnic and Religious Pluralism in Bauchi and Gombe States, North-East Nigeria". Africa. 85: 103–130. doi:10.1017/S0001972014000795. S2CID 144713143.
^ ABDULLAHI ARAWA, ABUBAKAR (2017). "THE EASTERN ORIGINS OF TANGALE, BOLEWA, WAJA AND TERA GROUPS OF GOMBE STATE: A CRITIQUE". Gombe Journal of General Studies Abubakar Abdullahi Arawa. 1: 198.
^ Woodhouse, C. A. (1924). "Some Account of the Inhabitants of the Waja District of Bauchi Province, Nigeria. Part I". Journal of the Royal African Society. 23 (90): 110–121. ISSN 0368-4016.

[1] Higazi, Adam; Lar, Jimam (2015). "Articulations of Belonging: The Politics of Ethnic and Religious Pluralism in Bauchi and Gombe States, North-East Nigeria". Africa. 85: 103–130. doi:10.1017/S0001972014000795. S2CID 144713143.

[:0-2] ABDULLAHI ARAWA, ABUBAKAR (2017). "THE EASTERN ORIGINS OF TANGALE, BOLEWA, WAJA AND TERA GROUPS OF GOMBE STATE: A CRITIQUE". Gombe Journal of General Studies Abubakar Abdullahi Arawa. 1: 198.

[3] Woodhouse, C. A. (1924). "Some Account of the Inhabitants of the Waja District of Bauchi Province, Nigeria. Part I". Journal of the Royal African Society. 23 (90): 110–121. ISSN 0368-4016.

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