Frafra
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Frafra are an ethnic group of northern Ghana, known for their Gurunsi-related language, distinctive mud architecture, and rich agricultural and craft traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frafra canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial |
mud
ⓘ
thatch ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Burkina Faso (border region)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghana ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Gurunsi cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Gurunsi peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Gurune people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDemonym | Frafra people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agricultural traditions
ⓘ
basket weaving ⓘ craft traditions ⓘ distinctive mud architecture ⓘ earthen compound houses ⓘ pottery ⓘ smelting and metalwork ⓘ |
| language | Frafra language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Gur language family
ⓘ
Gurunsi languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| livestock |
cattle
ⓘ
goats ⓘ poultry ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper East Region of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
beans
ⓘ
groundnuts ⓘ maize ⓘ millet ⓘ sorghum ⓘ yam ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroups |
Dagomba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kasena NERFINISHED ⓘ Mamprusi NERFINISHED ⓘ Nankani NERFINISHED ⓘ Talensi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Sahel zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan savanna zone ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religion ⓘ |
| subregion | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
circular mud compounds
ⓘ
flat-roofed earthen buildings ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.