Ga-Dangme

E182937

Ga-Dangme are an ethnic group of southeastern Ghana, historically known as coastal traders and fishermen with a rich cultural heritage and distinct Ga and Dangme language varieties.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ga-Dangme canonical 5
Ga–Dangme 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
capitalRegionPresence Greater Accra Region
continent Africa
country Ghana
countryLanguageStatus Ga is a government-sponsored language in Ghanaian schools
countryOfOrigin Ghana
cuisineFeature use of maize-based dishes
use of seafood
culturalHeritage chieftaincy institution
customary law
elaborate festivals
traditional music and dance
danceTradition kpanlogo dance
festival Asafotufiam festival
Homowo festival
Ngmayem festival
historicalRole coastal middlemen in Atlantic trade
early interaction with European traders
language Dangme language
Ga language
languageFamily Kwa languages
majorUrbanCenter Accra
Ada Foah
Tema
musicTradition kpanlogo drumming
traditional horn ensembles
neighboringEthnicGroup Akan people
Ewe
surface form: Ewe people

Guan peoples
presenceInRegion Eastern Region of Ghana
Volta Region of Ghana
region southeastern Ghana
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional African religion
socialStructure clan-based organization
patrilineal descent
subgroup Dangme people
Ga people
traditionalInstitution Asafo military companies
traditionalOccupation coastal trade
farming
fishing
salt production
traditionalPoliticalStructure paramount chiefs
sub-chiefs
traditionalReligionFeature veneration of ancestors
worship of local deities
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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

Dodowa hasLanguage Ga-Dangme
Ga-Adangbe ethnolinguisticGroup Ga-Dangme
Dangme people ethnolinguisticGroup Ga-Dangme
this entity surface form: Ga–Dangme