Sissala

E528359

ethnic group social group

Sissala are an ethnic group of northwestern Ghana, known for their distinct Gur language, agrarian lifestyle, and rich musical and oral traditions.

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All labels observed (3)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethnic group ⓘ social group ⓘ
agriculturalProduct	groundnuts ⓘ maize ⓘ millet ⓘ sorghum ⓘ yam ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghana ⓘ
culturalPractice	funeral rites ⓘ initiation rites ⓘ marriage ceremonies ⓘ
culturalTrait	dance ⓘ drumming ⓘ oral traditions ⓘ rich musical traditions ⓘ storytelling ⓘ
distribution	border areas of Ghana and Burkina Faso ⓘ
economicActivity	animal husbandry ⓘ trading ⓘ
ethnicity	Sissala people NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSubgroup	Sissala East NERFINISHED ⓘ Sissala West NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Sissala language ⓘ
languageFamily	Gur languages ⓘ Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
linguisticBranch	Gur branch of Niger–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Northern Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper West Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
neighboringEthnicGroup	Dagaaba NERFINISHED ⓘ Gurunsi NERFINISHED ⓘ Kasena NERFINISHED ⓘ Wala NERFINISHED ⓘ
oralForm	folktales ⓘ praise poetry ⓘ proverbs ⓘ
primaryLivelihood	agriculture ⓘ subsistence farming ⓘ
region	northwestern Ghana ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ traditional African religion ⓘ
traditionalHousing	mud compounds ⓘ thatch-roofed houses ⓘ
usesInstrument	drums ⓘ xylophone ⓘ

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

Upper West Region → hasEthnicGroup → Sissala ⓘ

Voltaic languages → hasMemberLanguage → Sissala ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sisaala

Sisaala language → ethnicity → Sissala ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sisaala

Sisaala language → glottologName → Sissala ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sisaala

Sisaala language → hasAlternativeName → Sissala ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sisala