Ga-Adangbe

E210643

The Ga-Adangbe are an ethnic group of southeastern Ghana, centered around the Greater Accra region, known for their coastal trading history, distinctive language cluster, and rich festivals such as Homowo.

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Label Occurrences
Ga-Adangbe canonical 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
continent Africa
country Ghana
ethnolinguisticGroup Ga-Dangme
festival Asafotufiam
Homowo
Ngmayem
governedBy traditional chiefs
hasInstitution Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs
surface form: Dangme Traditional Council

Ga Traditional Council
hasSubgroup Dangme people
Ga people
historicalRole participants in Atlantic coastal trade
knownFor Homowo festival
Kpele rituals
coastal trading history
distinctive funeral customs
elaborate coffin art tradition
fishing
urban commerce
languageFamily Kwa languages
Niger–Congo languages
neighboringEthnicGroup Akan
Ewe
partOf Ghanaian people
primaryCity Accra
region Greater Accra Region
southeastern Ghana
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional African religion
settlementArea Ada
Kpone
La
Nungua
Osu
Prampram
Tema
Teshie
traditionalCapital Accra
traditionalFood banku
kenkey
kpekple
traditionalLanguage Dangme language
Ga language
traditionalOccupation fishing
salt production
trading

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

Gold Coast ethnicGroups Ga-Adangbe
Ga Mantse (Ga king) associatedWithEthnicGroup Ga-Adangbe
subject surface form: Ga Mantse