Ijesha cultural area

E1000471

The Ijesha cultural area is a Yoruba subcultural region in southwestern Nigeria known for its distinct dialect, traditions, and historical towns such as Ilesa and Erin Ijesa.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ijesha culture 2
Ijesha cultural area canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Yoruba subcultural region
cultural region
administrativeRegionWithin Osun State
culturalPractice Yoruba festivals
age-grade associations
extended family compounds
dominantLanguage Yoruba language
linked to: Yoruba
dominantReligion Christianity
Islam
ethnicGroup Ijesha people
linked to: Ijesa people
ethnolinguisticGroup Yoruba people
hasCulturalHeritage Yoruba drumming traditions
Yoruba masquerade traditions
Yoruba oral literature
hasCulturalIdentity Ijesha identity
hasCulturalNorm chieftaincy institution
communal living
respect for elders
hasDialect Ijesha Yoruba dialect
hasEconomicActivity cocoa farming
food crop cultivation
local trade
hasMajorTown Erin Ijesa
Ilesa
hasSettlement Erin Ijesa
Ifewara
Ilesa
Iperindo
Ipetu Ijesa
Iragbiji
Iwara
hasTraditionalReligion Yoruba traditional religion
linked to: Yoruba religion
hasTraditionalRulerTitle Owa Obokun of Ijesaland
historicalLanguage Old Yoruba
linked to: Yoruba
knownFor Erin Ijesa Waterfalls vicinity
distinct Ijesha Yoruba dialect
historical towns
rich Yoruba cultural traditions
languageFamily Niger–Congo languages
locatedIn Nigeria
Southwestern Nigeria
linked to: Western Nigeria
partOf Yorubaland
subgroupOf Yoruba cultural area
linked to: Yorubaland
traditionalOccupation crafts
farming
trading

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Erin Ijesa culturalAffiliation Ijesha cultural area
Ifewara associatedWithCulture Ijesha culture
linked to: Ijesha cultural area
Iwara associatedWithCulture Ijesha culture
linked to: Ijesha cultural area