Ga people

E34474

ethnic group

The Ga people are an ethnic group native to the coastal Accra region of Ghana, known for their distinct Ga language, vibrant festivals such as Homowo, and significant cultural and historical influence in the country’s capital area.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Ga people canonical	22

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethnic group ⓘ
capitalRegionInfluence	Accra ⓘ surface form: Accra metropolitan area
colonialEraExperience	interaction with European forts in Accra ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Ghana ⓘ
culturalPractice	drumming and dancing ⓘ elaborate funeral celebrations ⓘ fishing traditions ⓘ kpanlogo dance ⓘ kpanlogo drumming ⓘ outdooring and naming ceremonies ⓘ twin veneration ⓘ
demographicStatus	one of the major ethnic groups in Ghana ⓘ
economy	fishing ⓘ trading ⓘ urban occupations in Accra ⓘ
historicalRole	founders of Accra settlements ⓘ participants in coastal trade ⓘ
language	Ga language ⓘ
languageFamily	Kwa languages ⓘ Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
majorFestival	Homowo festival ⓘ
musicContribution	highlife music ⓘ kpanlogo genre ⓘ
nativeTo	coastal Accra plains ⓘ
neighboringEthnicGroups	Akan people ⓘ surface form: Akan peoples Dangme people ⓘ Ewe ⓘ surface form: Ewe people
primaryLocation	Accra ⓘ Greater Accra Region ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup	Ga-Dangme people ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ Traditional Ga religion ⓘ
subgroup	Ga Mashie ⓘ La ⓘ Nungua ⓘ Osu ⓘ Tema (Ga) ⓘ Teshie ⓘ
traditionalFood	fish-based dishes ⓘ kenkey ⓘ kpekple (kpokpoi) ⓘ
traditionalPoliticalStructure	Ga Mantse (Ga king) ⓘ Ga chieftaincy system ⓘ
traditionalReligionFeature	use of shrines and priests ⓘ veneration of deities and ancestral spirits ⓘ
urbanInfluence	Accra popular culture ⓘ Ghanaian coastal culture ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

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

Ghana’s Ga District (friendship city) → majorEthnolinguisticGroup → Ga people ⓘ

Ga → ethnicGroup → Ga people ⓘ

subject surface form: Ga language

Accra → foundedBy → Ga people ⓘ

Accra → ethnicGroupPresent → Ga people ⓘ

Ga language → ethnicGroup → Ga people ⓘ

Teshie → hasEthnicGroup → Ga people ⓘ

Nungua → ethnicGroup → Ga people ⓘ

Ga-Dangme → subgroup → Ga people ⓘ

Homowo festival → celebratedBy → Ga people ⓘ

Ga Bible → associatedWith → Ga people ⓘ

Ga Mantse (Ga king) → ethnicGroupRepresented → Ga people ⓘ

subject surface form: Ga Mantse

Ga Mashie → traditionalCapitalOf → Ga people ⓘ

Ga Mashie → culturalCenterOf → Ga people ⓘ

Ga Mashie → ethnicGroup → Ga people ⓘ

Osu → ethnicGroup → Ga people ⓘ

Tema (Ga) → subgroupOf → Ga people ⓘ

kpanlogo dance → ethnicGroupOfOrigin → Ga people ⓘ

Ga-Adangbe → hasSubgroup → Ga people ⓘ

Ga-Dangme people → subgroup → Ga people ⓘ

Dangme people → relatedEthnicGroup → Ga people ⓘ

Azonto → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Ga people ⓘ

Akwamu → conflictedWith → Ga people ⓘ