Awori
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The Awori are a subgroup of the Yoruba people known for their early settlement around Lagos and Ogun in southwestern Nigeria and their significant role in the region’s cultural and urban development.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yoruba subgroup
→
ethnic group → |
| associatedWithWaterways |
Lagos lagoon
→
Ogun River basin → |
| continent |
Africa
→
|
| country |
Nigeria
→
|
| culture |
Yoruba culture
→
|
| dialect |
Awori Yoruba dialect
→
|
| earlySettlementArea |
Lagos
→
Ogun → |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Nigeria
→
|
| ethnicIdentity |
Yoruba
→
|
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Yoruba
→
|
| hasCulturalHeritage |
chieftaincy institutions
→
festivals → oriki praise poetry → |
| hasSocialStructure |
compound-based settlements
→
extended family system → |
| historicalRole |
founders of several Lagos communities
→
indigenous inhabitants of Lagos area → |
| knownFor |
cultural influence in Lagos
→
early settlement around Lagos → role in Lagos urban development → role in Ogun urban development → |
| language |
Yoruba language
→
|
| partOf |
Yorubaland
→
|
| playsRoleIn |
cultural development of Lagos
→
cultural development of Ogun State → regional trade in southwestern Nigeria → |
| primaryLocation |
Lagos State
→
Ogun State NERFINISHED → Southwestern Nigeria NERFINISHED → |
| region |
Southwest Nigeria
NERFINISHED
→
|
| religion |
Christianity
→
Islam → |
| subgroupOf |
Yoruba people
→
|
| traditionalOccupation |
farming
→
fishing → trading → |
| traditionalPoliticalSystem |
obas and chiefs
→
|
| traditionalReligion |
Yoruba traditional religion
→
|
| urbanCentersHistoricallyAssociated |
Ado-Odo
→
Agbara → Ifo → Ijoko → Lagos Island → Ota → |
| usesWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
→
|
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Yoruba
→
|
hasSubgroup |