Ga-Dangme people

E219846
ethnic group

The Ga-Dangme people are an ethnic group of southeastern Ghana, centered around the Greater Accra Region, known for their coastal trading history, distinctive festivals, and Ga and Dangme languages.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ga-Dangme people canonical 3
Ga-Dangme peoples 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
culturalPractice chieftaincy institution ⓘ
drumming and dancing ⓘ
libation pouring ⓘ
twin celebrations ⓘ
economicActivity fishing industry ⓘ
salt production ⓘ
trade ⓘ
ethnicGroupIn Eastern Region of Ghana ⓘ
Greater Accra Region ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Ga-Dangme ⓘ
festival Asafotufiam festival ⓘ
Homowo festival ⓘ
historicalRole coastal middlemen in Atlantic trade ⓘ
knownFor coastal trading history ⓘ
distinctive festivals ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
language Dangme language ⓘ
Ga language ⓘ
linguisticFamily Kwa languages ⓘ
linguisticPhylum Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form: Niger-Congo languages
majorUrbanCenter Accra ⓘ
Tema ⓘ
nationalLanguageStatus Dangme is a government-sponsored language in Ghana ⓘ
Ga is a government-sponsored language in Ghanaian schools ⓘ
surface form: Ga is a government-sponsored language in Ghana
partOf Ghanaians ⓘ
surface form: Ghanaian people
primaryRegion Greater Accra Region ⓘ
southeastern Ghana ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
subgroup Dangme people ⓘ
Ga people ⓘ
traditionalArea Accra ⓘ
Ada ⓘ
Ga Mashie ⓘ
Krobo ⓘ
La ⓘ
Ningo ⓘ
Nungua ⓘ
Osu ⓘ
Prampram ⓘ
Shai ⓘ
Tema ⓘ
Teshie ⓘ
traditionalLeadership Dangme chiefs ⓘ
Ga Mantse ⓘ
traditionalReligion Ga traditional religion ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Ga people → relatedEthnicGroup → Ga-Dangme people ⓘ
Ga–Dangme languages → hasEthnicAssociation → Ga-Dangme people ⓘ
Tema (Ga) → partOf → Ga-Dangme people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ga-Dangme peoples
Ada Foah → ethnicGroup → Ga-Dangme people ⓘ