Yewa

E305882

Yewa is a prominent Yoruba sub-group in southwestern Nigeria, primarily inhabiting the western part of Ogun State near the border with Benin.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Yewa canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Yoruba sub-group
ethnic group
associatedWithRiver Yewa River
borderFeature Nigeria–Benin border
country Nigeria
culturalAffiliation Yoruba culture
ethnicGroupOf Yoruba people
ethnonym Yewa self-link
federalRegion South West Nigeria NERFINISHED
formerName Owode
surface form: Egbado
hasCulturalPractice Yoruba festivals
age-grade associations
extended family compounds
hasLocalGovernmentArea Yewa North
Yewa South
hasSettlementPattern towns and villages
language Yoruba
locatedIn Ogun State NERFINISHED
Western Nigeria
surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
locatedNear Benin
partOf Yorubaland
primaryEconomicActivity artisanal crafts
farming
trading
region western part of Ogun State
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional Yoruba religion
sharesBorderWith Beninese communities
state Ogun State NERFINISHED
traditionalPoliticalStructure Yewa traditional rulers
usesLanguageVariety Yewa dialect of Yoruba

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Referenced by (2)

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

Yewa ethnonym Yewa self-link