Foodo people

E618732

The Foodo people are an ethnic group in West Africa, primarily in Benin, known for their distinct cultural traditions and their use of the Foodo language.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Foodo 6
Foodo people canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Benin ⓘ
culturalPractice dance ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ
oral storytelling ⓘ
ritual music ⓘ
culturalRegion Sudanian savanna zone ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
economicActivity local trade ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Foodo language speakers ⓘ
ethnonym Foodo ⓘ
linked to: Foodo people
hasAutonym Foodo ⓘ
linked to: Foodo people
housingType rural villages ⓘ
language Foodo language ⓘ
languageFamily Gur languages ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
minorityStatusIn Benin ⓘ
nativeLanguage Foodo language ⓘ
neighboringEthnicGroup Bariba people ⓘ
Fon people ⓘ
Yoruba people ⓘ
oralTradition folktales ⓘ
praise songs ⓘ
proverbs ⓘ
partOf ethnic groups in Benin ⓘ
primaryLocation northern Benin ⓘ
region West Africa ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ
traditionalCrop cassava ⓘ
maize ⓘ
millet ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ
yam ⓘ
traditionalOccupation animal husbandry ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ
traditionalReligionFeature ancestor veneration ⓘ
spirit cults ⓘ
usesScript Latin script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Foodo language → ethnicGroup → Foodo people ⓘ
Foodo language → hasGlottologName → Foodo ⓘ
linked to: Foodo people
Guan languages → hasMemberLanguage → Foodo ⓘ
linked to: Foodo people
Nawuri → isRelatedTo → Foodo ⓘ
linked to: Foodo people
North Guang → hasLanguage → Foodo ⓘ
linked to: Foodo people
Foodo people → ethnonym → Foodo ⓘ
linked to: Foodo people
Foodo people → hasAutonym → Foodo ⓘ
linked to: Foodo people