Kpelle people
E619040
The Kpelle people are a Mande-speaking ethnic group of West Africa, primarily inhabiting central Liberia and parts of Guinea, known for their rice-based agriculture and rich oral traditions.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kpelle | 2 |
| Liberian Kpelle | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mande people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| agriculturalStaple | rice ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Guerze
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kpelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm |
mask carving
ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ |
| cashCrop |
cocoa
ⓘ
coffee ⓘ kola nuts ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryMajorityGroupIn | Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
music and dance
ⓘ
proverbs ⓘ rich oral tradition ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cash-crop farming
ⓘ
rice farming ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Guinea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initiationSociety |
Poro society
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sande society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Kpelle language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Mande languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| mainAreaInLiberia | central Liberia ⓘ |
| musicalInstrument |
balafon
ⓘ
drums ⓘ harp-lute ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | chiefdoms ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religion ⓘ |
| secondaryCountry | Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
clan-based structure
ⓘ
patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthority |
chief
ⓘ
elders ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
cassava
ⓘ
maize ⓘ plantains ⓘ yams ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
mud houses
ⓘ
thatch roofs ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem |
Kpelle syllabary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latin script ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kpelle
this entity surface form:
Liberian Kpelle
this entity surface form:
Kpelle