Mamprusi

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The Mamprusi are a major Gur-speaking ethnic group of northern Ghana and parts of neighboring countries, known for their centralized chieftaincy system and rich traditions in agriculture, oral history, and Islam.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Mamprusi canonical 8
Mamprugu 2
Konkomba 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gur-speaking people
ethnic group
artForms dance
drumming
woven textiles
clanSystem segmentary lineages
continent Africa
country Ghana
culturalHeritage oral tradition
praise poetry
storytelling
ethnicGroupOf Burkina Faso
Ghana
Togo
northern Ghana
hasChieftaincySystem centralized
hasRulerTitle Nayiri
hasSubChiefs divisional chiefs
village chiefs
historicalInfluence pre-colonial northern Ghana politics
inheritanceRule patrilineal inheritance
languageFamily Gur languages
livelihood animal husbandry
subsistence farming
mainCrops groundnut
maize
millet
sorghum
yam
mainEconomicActivity agriculture
marriagePractice bridewealth
neighboringEthnicGroups Dagomba
Frafra
Kusasi
Mossi
politicalStructure hierarchical chiefdoms
primaryLanguage Mampruli
region North East Region of Ghana
Northern Region of Ghana
relatedEthnicGroups Dagomba
Mossi
Nanumba
religion Islam
traditional African religion
socialOrganization patrilineal
traditionalCapital Nalerigu
traditionalKingdom Mamprugu
linked to: Mamprusi
traditionalReligionFeatures ancestor veneration
earth shrines

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

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

Northern Region hasEthnicGroup Konkomba
linked to: Mamprusi
Mampruli language ethnicGroup Mamprusi
Mampruli language associatedWith Mamprugu traditional area
linked to: Mamprusi
Mamprusi traditionalKingdom Mamprugu
linked to: Mamprusi
Bawku hasEthnicGroup Mamprusi
North East Region of Ghana hasTraditionalArea Mamprugu
linked to: Mamprusi