Gun people
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The Gun people are a Gbe-speaking ethnic group of West Africa, primarily found in southern Benin and parts of neighboring countries, with cultural and historical ties to other Gbe communities such as the Fon and Ewe.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gbe-speaking people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| alsoFoundIn |
Nigeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenshipMajority | Benin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Bight of Benin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guinean forest–savanna mosaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticCluster | Gbe peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnologueName | Gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTiesWith |
Aja people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ewe people NERFINISHED ⓘ Fon people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Gun language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gungbe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Gbe languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticSubgroup | Eastern Gbe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gbe cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Benin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | southern Benin ⓘ |
| regionOfTraditionalSettlement |
Ouémé River area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coastal Benin ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Aja people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ewe people NERFINISHED ⓘ Fon people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Vodun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystemForLanguage | Latin script ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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