Akure people
E327396
The Akure people are a Yoruba ethnic subgroup centered around the city of Akure in southwestern Nigeria, known for their rich traditional institutions, festivals, and closely related cultural heritage with neighboring Ekiti communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Akure people canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yoruba subgroup
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Ekiti people ⓘ |
| culture |
Yoruba cultural heritage
ⓘ
drumming traditions ⓘ masking traditions ⓘ praise poetry ⓘ |
| dialect | Akure dialect of Yoruba ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Nigeria ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Yoruba ⓘ |
| festival |
Egungun Festival
ⓘ
surface form:
Egungun festival
Ojude Oba festival ⓘ
surface form:
Odun Oba festival
Olojo Festival ⓘ
surface form:
Ogun festival
|
| governedBy | Deji-in-Council ⓘ |
| hasClanStructure | extended family lineages ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Akure Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | Yoruba language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Akure
ⓘ
Ondo State NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Nigeria ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern Nigeria
|
| marriageCustoms |
bridewealth payment
ⓘ
traditional engagement ceremony ⓘ |
| musicStyle | Yoruba talking drum music ⓘ |
| oralTradition |
Ifa divination corpus
ⓘ
oriki praise names ⓘ |
| partOf | Yoruba people ⓘ |
| region | Yorubaland ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional Yoruba religion ⓘ |
| sharesBorderWith | Ekiti communities ⓘ |
| sharesCulturalHeritageWith | Ekiti people ⓘ |
| traditionalInstitution |
Akure chieftaincy system
ⓘ
Akure monarchy ⓘ Ogboni council ⓘ
surface form:
Ogboni society
|
| traditionalOccupation |
craft production
ⓘ
farming ⓘ trading ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionFeature |
veneration of ancestors
ⓘ
worship of Yoruba deities ⓘ |
| traditionalRulerTitle | Deji of Akure ⓘ |
| urbanCenter | Akure ⓘ |
| usesTraditionalTitle |
Asiwaju
ⓘ
Oloye ⓘ
surface form:
Iyalode
Oloye ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.