Susu

E215569
West African people ethnic group

The Susu are a West African ethnic group primarily found in Guinea, known for their Mande language, Islamic heritage, and significant role in regional trade and culture.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Susu canonical 8

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf West African people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
colonialHistory French colonial rule in Guinea ⓘ
country The Gambia ⓘ
surface form: Gambia

Guinea ⓘ
Guinea-Bissau ⓘ
Senegal ⓘ
Sierra Leone ⓘ
cuisine rice-based dishes ⓘ
culturalInfluence Guinean coastal culture ⓘ
culturalSphere Upper Guinea ⓘ
surface form: Upper Guinea cultural area
diaspora urban centers in West Africa ⓘ
ethnicIdentity Muslim Mande group ⓘ
ethnonym Susu people ⓘ
historicalPeriod precolonial West Africa ⓘ
historicalRegion Futa Jallon ⓘ
Guinea Coast ⓘ
surface form: Upper Guinea coast
historicalRole middlemen in West African trade ⓘ
regional traders ⓘ
historicalState Susu kingdom ⓘ
languageBranch Western Mande ⓘ
languageFamily Mande languages ⓘ
linguisticStatus national language of Guinea ⓘ
majorityIn coastal Guinea ⓘ
musicTradition griot-based oral tradition ⓘ
nativeName Sosoxui ⓘ
neighboringPeoples Baga ⓘ
Fulani ⓘ
Mandinka ⓘ
Temne ⓘ
oralLiterature epic poetry ⓘ
primaryLanguage Susu language ⓘ
region West Africa ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
religiousHeritage Islamic scholarship ⓘ
religiousPractice Quranic education ⓘ
significantPopulationIn Conakry ⓘ
socialInstitution griot caste ⓘ
socialStructure clan-based organization ⓘ
subgroupOf Mande peoples ⓘ
traditionalEconomy agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
trade ⓘ
traditionalReligion Islam with indigenous elements ⓘ
writingSystem Arabic alphabet ⓘ
surface form: Arabic script

Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form: Latin script

Referenced by (8)

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

Guinea → hasMajorEthnicGroup → Susu ⓘ
Mande languages → hasMajorLanguage → Susu ⓘ
Temne → neighboringEthnicGroup → Susu ⓘ
Guineans → language → Susu ⓘ
Mande → hasLanguage → Susu ⓘ
Kaloum → languageUsed → Susu ⓘ
Dixinn → languageUsed → Susu ⓘ
Ratoma → hasLanguage → Susu ⓘ