Nawuri people

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The Nawuri people are an indigenous ethnic group of Ghana, primarily residing in the northern Volta and Oti regions, known for their distinct Guan heritage, language, and agrarian lifestyle.

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Nawuri people canonical 6

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
language
agriculturalProduct cassava
groundnuts
maize
millet
yam
continent Africa
country Ghana
countryOfficialLanguage English
culturalPractice ancestor veneration
harvest festivals
initiation rites
economicActivity subsistence farming
ethnicGroupOf Ghana
ethnolinguisticGroup Guan
governedBy chiefs
hasCulturalArea Kpandai area
linked to: Kpandai District
hasCulturalIdentity Nawuri
hasHeritage Guan heritage
language Nawuri language
languageFamily Niger–Congo languages
languageSubfamily Guan languages
locatedIn Northern Volta Region
Oti Region
linked to: Oti Region of Ghana
musicTradition dance
drumming
neighboringEthnicGroup Basaari people
Gonja people
Konkomba people
oralTradition folktales
proverbs
partOf Guan peoples
primaryLivelihood agriculture
region Northern Ghana
Savannah ecological zone
Volta Basin
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional African religion
socialOrganization clan-based system
traditionalHousing mud houses
thatch roofs
traditionalOccupation farming
fishing
hunting
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet

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Nawuri language ethnicGroup Nawuri people
Nawuri language hasSpeakersAmong Nawuri people
subject linked to: Nawuli
Nawuri language usedBy Nawuri people
subject linked to: Nawuli
Nawuli usedBy Nawuri people
Nawuri spokenBy Nawuri people
Nawuri ethnicity Nawuri people