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