Gokana

E288436
ethnic group subgroup of the Ogoni people

Gokana is an ethnic subgroup of the Ogoni people in Nigeria, known for its distinct language and cultural traditions within the Niger Delta region.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Gokana canonical 3

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
subgroup of the Ogoni people ⓘ
administrativeArea Gokana Local Government Area ⓘ
associatedWith environmental activism in Ogoniland ⓘ
belongsToCulturalMacroArea Niger River valley ⓘ
surface form: Lower Niger region
continent Africa ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
culturalRegion Niger Delta ⓘ
ethnicReligion ancestor veneration ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Ogoni people ⓘ
surface form: Ogoni
hasArtForms folktales ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ
proverbs ⓘ
traditional dance ⓘ
traditional music ⓘ
hasCulturalTraditions distinct Ogoni cultural practices ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity cassava cultivation ⓘ
fishing in creeks and rivers ⓘ
palm oil production ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
hasFestivals agricultural festivals ⓘ
hasNeighboringEthnicGroups Ijaw people ⓘ
Ikwerre people ⓘ
other Ogoni subgroups ⓘ
hasSocialStructure clan-based organization ⓘ
hasTerritoryAlsoCalled Gokana Local Government Area ⓘ
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form: Latin script
isMinorityGroupIn Nigeria ⓘ
languageBranch Cross-River languages ⓘ
surface form: Cross River languages
languageFamily Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
languageGroup Ogoni languages ⓘ
languageSpoken Gokana language ⓘ
languageSubfamily Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
LGAIn Nigeria ⓘ
Rivers State ⓘ
locatedIn Niger Delta ⓘ
Rivers State ⓘ
partOf Ogoni people ⓘ
primaryLanguage Gokana language ⓘ
region South-South Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: South–South Nigeria
religion Christianity ⓘ
traditional African religion ⓘ
traditionalOccupation farming ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
trading ⓘ
uses age-grade system in community organization ⓘ
usesLocalGovernance traditional chieftaincy system ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Ogoni people → subgroup → Gokana ⓘ
Tai → sharesHeritageWith → Gokana ⓘ
Ogoniland → majorEthnicSubgroups → Gokana ⓘ