Ekiti people

E1018043
Yoruba subgroup ethnic group

The Ekiti people are a Yoruba sub-group in southwestern Nigeria known for their rich cultural traditions, distinctive dialect, and strong emphasis on education and communal values.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ekiti people canonical 2
Ondo Yoruba groups 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Yoruba subgroup ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
culturalPractice age-grade associations ⓘ
communal labor ⓘ
extended family system ⓘ
culturalValue collective decision-making ⓘ
respect for elders ⓘ
valuing formal education ⓘ
dialectOf Yoruba language NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroupOf Ekiti State NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnonymDerivedFrom Ekiti hills NERFINISHED ⓘ
festivalType Yam festivals ⓘ
harvest festivals ⓘ
knownFor communal values ⓘ
distinctive Yoruba dialect ⓘ
rich cultural traditions ⓘ
strong emphasis on education ⓘ
language Ekiti Yoruba NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
Yoruba language NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Southwestern Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
musicTradition talking drum music ⓘ
traditional praise singing ⓘ
partOf Yoruba cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryState Ekiti State NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Yorubaland NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
traditional Yoruba religion ⓘ
significantPopulationIn Kogi State NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kwara State NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ondo State NERFINISHED ⓘ
Osun State NERFINISHED ⓘ
subgroupOf Yoruba people NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalCrop cassava ⓘ
cocoa ⓘ
kolanut ⓘ
yam ⓘ
traditionalInstitution council of chiefs ⓘ
traditionalOccupation farming ⓘ
traditionalPoliticalStructure monarchy ⓘ
traditionalRulerTitle Ajero NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ewi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oba NERFINISHED ⓘ
Olojudo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oore NERFINISHED ⓘ
Owa NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Akure people → sharesCulturalHeritageWith → Ekiti people ⓘ
Ijesa people → sharesBorderWith → Ekiti people ⓘ
Ijesa people → sharesBorderWith → Ekiti people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ondo Yoruba groups