Dangme people
E185939
The Dangme people are an ethnic group primarily found in southeastern Ghana, closely related culturally and linguistically to the Ga and known for their traditional festivals, coastal and riverine settlements, and patrilineal social structures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dangme people canonical | 9 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
ethnic group in Ghana ⓘ |
| clanSystem | patrilineal clans ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
drumming and dancing ⓘ initiation rites ⓘ libation pouring ⓘ |
| culturalRelation | closely related to Ga people ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
salt production ⓘ small-scale farming ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Ga-Dangme
ⓘ
surface form:
Ga–Dangme
|
| historicalMigration | migrated within coastal Ghana ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | patrilineal ⓘ |
| language | Dangme language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Kwa languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| linguisticRelation | closely related to Ga language ⓘ |
| majorReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Akan people
ⓘ
Ewe ⓘ
surface form:
Ewe people
|
| primaryRegion | southeastern Ghana ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Government of Ghana
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Ghana as an ethnic group
|
| regionOfResidence |
Eastern Region of Ghana
ⓘ
Greater Accra Region ⓘ Volta-adjacent coastal areas of Ghana ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup | Ga people ⓘ |
| settlementType |
coastal settlements
ⓘ
riverine settlements ⓘ |
| socialStructure | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| traditionalArchitecture | compound houses ⓘ |
| traditionalArea |
Ada
ⓘ
Kpone ⓘ Manya Krobo ⓘ Ningo ⓘ Prampram ⓘ Shai ⓘ Koforidua ⓘ
surface form:
Yilo Krobo
|
| traditionalFestival |
Asafotufiam festival
ⓘ
surface form:
Asafotufiam Festival
Ngmayem festival ⓘ
surface form:
Kloyosikplemi Festival
Ngmayem festival ⓘ
surface form:
Ngmayem Festival
|
| traditionalPoliticalOrganization |
chiefdoms
ⓘ
clan-based authority ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | African traditional religion ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.