Nanumba
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The Nanumba are an ethnic group in northern Ghana known for their distinct language, chieftaincy traditions, and agrarian lifestyle.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| chieftaincySystem | hereditary chieftaincy ⓘ |
| climateZone | savanna ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Gonja-Dagomba cultural zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
drumming and dance
ⓘ
oral traditions ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
agrarian festivals
ⓘ
chieftaincy rituals ⓘ |
| economicRegion | Guinea savanna zone ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Gur-speaking peoples ⓘ |
| governedBy | paramount chief ⓘ |
| hasInstitution | Nanumba Traditional Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Northern Territories of the Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| language | Nanumba language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Gur languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livelihoodActivity | livestock rearing ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainDistrict |
Nanumba North Municipal District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nanumba South District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCrop |
groundnut
ⓘ
maize ⓘ millet ⓘ sorghum ⓘ yam ⓘ |
| marriageSystem | patrilineal ⓘ |
| nationality | Ghanaian ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Dagomba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gonja NERFINISHED ⓘ Konkomba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRepresentation | constituencies in Ghana Parliament ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity | subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| primaryReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySettlementCountry | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Government of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern Region of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryReligion | African traditional religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settlementPattern | rural villages ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
chiefdoms
ⓘ
clans ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthority | Nanumba Traditional Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCapital | Bimbilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadershipTitle | Bimbilla Naa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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