Fon people

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The Fon people are a major West African ethnic group primarily found in present-day Benin, known for their historical role in powerful precolonial states, rich religious traditions including Vodun, and vibrant artistic and cultural heritage.

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Label Occurrences
Fon people canonical 14
Fon culture 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf West African people
ethnic group
artForm appliqué textiles
metalwork
royal palace bas-reliefs
wood carving
capitalCityOfHistoricalState Abomey
colonialHistory incorporated into French West Africa
country Benin
culturalInfluence influenced Afro-Brazilian Candomblé
influenced Cuban Santería
influenced Haitian Vodou
danceTradition ritual dances
endonym Fon
ethnographicRegion West Africa
historicalPractice participation in Atlantic slave trade
historicalState Kingdom of Dahomey
language Fon language
languageFamily Gbe languages
Niger–Congo languages
majorReligionToday Christianity
Islam
Vodun
modernState Benin
surface form: Republic of Benin
musicalTradition call-and-response singing
drumming ensembles
pantheon Hevioso
Elegguá
surface form: Legba

Mawu-Lisa
Sakpata
precolonialRole ruling elite of Dahomey
primaryLocation southern Benin
relatedEthnicGroup Aja people NERFINISHED
Ewe
surface form: Ewe people

Gun people
royalInstitution Dahomey Amazons
surface form: Amazons of Dahomey
significantPopulationIn Ghana
Nigeria
Togo
socialOrganization lineage-based clans
patrilineal descent
traditionalCrops cassava
maize
oil palm
yam
traditionalEconomy agriculture
trade
traditionalReligion Vodun
ancestor worship
spirit possession cults

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

Kingdom of Dahomey ethnicBase Fon people
Fon language ethnicGroup Fon people
Fon language associatedWith Fon people
this entity surface form: Fon culture
Vodun associatedEthnicGroup Fon people
Fon primaryEthnicGroup Fon people
Royal Palaces of Abomey builtBy Fon people
Abomey hasEthnicGroup Fon people
Candomblé hasCulturalOrigin Fon people
Egun sharesCulturalHeritageWith Fon people
King Ghezo ethnicGroup Fon people
King Béhanzin ethnicGroup Fon people
Dahomey Amazons culture Fon people
King Agaja ethnicContext Fon people
King Glele ethnicGroup Fon people