Bassa people
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The Bassa people are an ethnic group primarily found in Liberia and neighboring West African countries, known for their distinct language, cultural traditions, and historical role in the region.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gola people | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
people of Liberia ⓘ |
| artForm |
dance
ⓘ
drumming ⓘ mask making ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| cashCrop |
cassava
ⓘ
palm oil ⓘ rice ⓘ rubber ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Ivory Coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liberia ⓘ Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
age-grade initiation rites
ⓘ
elaborate funerary rituals ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cash crop farming
ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupIn |
Ivory Coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableLanguageFeature |
distinct vowel harmony
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
participants in precolonial regional trade
ⓘ
participants in resistance to colonial rule ⓘ |
| initiationSociety |
Poro society
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sande society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Bassa language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Kru languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| majorEthnicGroupOf | Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Grebo people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kpelle people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kru people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
clan-based organization
ⓘ
patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | mud houses with thatched roofs ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership |
chiefs
ⓘ
councils of elders ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
spirit worship ⓘ |
| usesScript | Bassa Vah script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Bassa Vah script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gola people