Mamprusi

E576493
Gur-speaking people ethnic group

The Mamprusi are a major Gur-speaking ethnic group of northern Ghana and parts of neighboring countries, known for their centralized chieftaincy system and rich traditions in agriculture, oral history, and Islam.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Konkomba 1
Mamprugu traditional area 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gur-speaking people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
artForms dance ⓘ
drumming ⓘ
woven textiles ⓘ
clanSystem segmentary lineages ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
culturalHeritage oral tradition ⓘ
praise poetry ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ
northern Ghana ⓘ
hasChieftaincySystem centralized ⓘ
hasRulerTitle Nayiri NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSubChiefs divisional chiefs ⓘ
village chiefs ⓘ
historicalInfluence pre-colonial northern Ghana politics ⓘ
inheritanceRule patrilineal inheritance ⓘ
languageFamily Gur languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
livelihood animal husbandry ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ
mainCrops groundnut ⓘ
maize ⓘ
millet ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ
yam ⓘ
mainEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
marriagePractice bridewealth ⓘ
neighboringEthnicGroups Dagomba NERFINISHED ⓘ
Frafra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kusasi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mossi NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalStructure hierarchical chiefdoms ⓘ
primaryLanguage Mampruli NERFINISHED ⓘ
region North East Region of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Northern Region of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroups Dagomba NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mossi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nanumba NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
traditional African religion ⓘ
socialOrganization patrilineal ⓘ
traditionalCapital Nalerigu NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalKingdom Mamprugu NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalReligionFeatures ancestor veneration ⓘ
earth shrines ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Mampruli language → associatedWith → Mamprusi ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mamprugu traditional area
Mampruli language → ethnicGroup → Mamprusi ⓘ
Northern Region of Ghana → ethnicGroup → Mamprusi ⓘ
Northern Region → hasEthnicGroup → Mamprusi ⓘ
Northern Region → hasEthnicGroup → Mamprusi ⓘ
this entity surface form: Konkomba