Nzema
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The Nzema are an Akan-speaking ethnic group primarily inhabiting the coastal areas of southwestern Ghana and parts of southeastern Côte d’Ivoire, known for their rich cultural traditions and history.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Akan people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| borderRegionWith | Ivory Coast–Ghana border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coastalPeople | true ⓘ |
| country |
Côte d’Ivoire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghana ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Western Region of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationLanguagePolicy | Nzema used in early primary education in some areas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Côte d’Ivoire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
festival celebrations
ⓘ
matrilineal inheritance ⓘ stool chieftaincy ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Kundum festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableTown |
Axim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eikwe NERFINISHED ⓘ Half Assini NERFINISHED ⓘ Nkroful NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalFigureAssociated | Kwame Nkrumah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Akan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticRelation | closely related to other Central Tano languages ⓘ |
| majorEconomicActivity |
cassava cultivation
ⓘ
cocoa farming ⓘ fishing ⓘ oil palm cultivation ⓘ rubber cultivation ⓘ |
| oralTradition |
folktales
ⓘ
proverbs ⓘ |
| partOf | Akan cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationDistribution | predominantly rural ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Nzema language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
southeastern Côte d’Ivoire
ⓘ
southwestern Ghana ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religion ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Akan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalArea |
Nzema East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nzema West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalArt |
dance
ⓘ
drumming ⓘ storytelling ⓘ textile weaving ⓘ woodcarving ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionFeature |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
belief in nature spirits ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kwame Nkrumah