Ga people
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The Ga people are an ethnic group native to the coastal Accra region of Ghana, known for their distinct Ga language, vibrant festivals such as Homowo, and significant cultural and historical influence in the country’s capital area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ga people canonical | 22 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T263158 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Ga people Context triple: [Ghana’s Ga District (friendship city), majorEthnolinguisticGroup, Ga people]
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Dimasa people
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Poganuc People
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Ha people
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Gurians
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ga people Target entity description: The Ga people are an ethnic group native to the coastal Accra region of Ghana, known for their distinct Ga language, vibrant festivals such as Homowo, and significant cultural and historical influence in the country’s capital area.
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A.
Dimasa people
The Dimasa people are an indigenous Tibeto-Burman ethnic community of Northeast India, primarily associated with Assam and known for their distinct language, culture, and historical Dimasa kingdom.
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B.
Poganuc People
Poganuc People is a semi-autobiographical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that portrays small-town New England life and religious culture in the early 19th century.
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C.
Ha people
The Ha people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group of the African Great Lakes region, primarily inhabiting western Tanzania and parts of neighboring countries, known for their rich agricultural traditions and distinctive cultural practices.
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D.
Mono people
The Mono people are a Native American group indigenous to eastern California and western Nevada, traditionally living in the Sierra Nevada region and known for their distinct language and cultural practices.
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E.
Gurians
Gurians are a regional Georgian ethnic group from the historical province of Guria in western Georgia, known for their distinct dialect, folklore, and cultural traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| capitalRegionInfluence |
Accra
ⓘ
surface form:
Accra metropolitan area
|
| colonialEraExperience | interaction with European forts in Accra ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
drumming and dancing
ⓘ
elaborate funeral celebrations ⓘ fishing traditions ⓘ kpanlogo dance ⓘ kpanlogo drumming ⓘ outdooring and naming ceremonies ⓘ twin veneration ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | one of the major ethnic groups in Ghana ⓘ |
| economy |
fishing
ⓘ
trading ⓘ urban occupations in Accra ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
founders of Accra settlements
ⓘ
participants in coastal trade ⓘ |
| language | Ga language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Kwa languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| majorFestival | Homowo festival ⓘ |
| musicContribution |
highlife music
ⓘ
kpanlogo genre ⓘ |
| nativeTo | coastal Accra plains ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroups |
Akan people
ⓘ
surface form:
Akan peoples
Dangme people ⓘ Ewe ⓘ
surface form:
Ewe people
|
| primaryLocation |
Accra
ⓘ
Greater Accra Region ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup | Ga-Dangme people ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Traditional Ga religion ⓘ |
| subgroup |
Ga Mashie
ⓘ
La ⓘ Nungua ⓘ Osu ⓘ Tema (Ga) ⓘ Teshie ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
fish-based dishes
ⓘ
kenkey ⓘ kpekple (kpokpoi) ⓘ |
| traditionalPoliticalStructure |
Ga Mantse (Ga king)
ⓘ
Ga chieftaincy system ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionFeature |
use of shrines and priests
ⓘ
veneration of deities and ancestral spirits ⓘ |
| urbanInfluence |
Accra popular culture
ⓘ
Ghanaian coastal culture ⓘ |
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Subject: Ga people Description of subject: The Ga people are an ethnic group native to the coastal Accra region of Ghana, known for their distinct Ga language, vibrant festivals such as Homowo, and significant cultural and historical influence in the country’s capital area.
Referenced by (22)
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