Dagomba people

E449412
Gur people ethnic group

The Dagomba people are a major Gur-speaking ethnic group of northern Ghana and neighboring Togo, known for their centralized chieftaincy system, rich drumming traditions, and Islamic-influenced culture.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Dagomba 1
Mamprusi people 1
Mole-Dagbani peoples 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gur people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
alternativeName Dagbamba NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dagbon people NERFINISHED ⓘ
capitalOfKingdom Yendi NERFINISHED ⓘ
cashCrop cotton ⓘ
groundnuts ⓘ
clanStructure patrilineal clans ⓘ
colonialHistory brought under British rule in the late 19th century ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalTrait oral history ⓘ
praise singing ⓘ
royal drumming tradition ⓘ
ethnonym Dagomba NERFINISHED ⓘ
festival Bugum (Fire) festival NERFINISHED ⓘ
Damba festival NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eid al-Adha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eid al-Fitr NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalKingdom Dagbon NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalLanguageRelation Mamprusi people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mossi people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nanumba people NERFINISHED ⓘ
inheritanceRule patrilineal inheritance ⓘ
kinshipSystem patrilineal descent ⓘ
languageFamily Gur languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
livelihood rain-fed agriculture ⓘ
livestock cattle ⓘ
goats ⓘ
sheep ⓘ
mainSettlementRegion Northern Region of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Savannah Region of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Upper West Region of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorReligion Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ
marriageSystem bridewealth ⓘ
musicSpecialization ganga drumming ⓘ
lunga drumming ⓘ
notableCity Tamale NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalSystem centralized chieftaincy ⓘ
populationRegion one of the largest ethnic groups in northern Ghana ⓘ
primaryLanguage Dagbani language NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Northern Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
Traditional African religion ⓘ
socialGroup lunsi (drummers) NERFINISHED ⓘ
stapleCrop maize ⓘ
millet ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ
traditionalArchitecture round mud houses with thatched roofs ⓘ
traditionalDress smock (batakari) ⓘ
traditionalReligionDeity Naawuni NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalRulerTitle Ya-Na NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Gold Coast Colony → ethnicGroup → Dagomba people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mole-Dagbani peoples
Trust Territory of Togoland under British administration → ethnicGroups → Dagomba people ⓘ
Northern Region → hasEthnicGroup → Dagomba people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dagomba
Southern Gur languages → hasEthnolinguisticGroups → Dagomba people ⓘ
West Africans → hasSubgroup → Dagomba people ⓘ
Dagbani language → spokenBy → Dagomba people ⓘ
Mampruli language → spokenBy → Dagomba people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mamprusi people