Gurma people
E661327
The Gurma people are a West African ethnic group primarily inhabiting eastern Burkina Faso and neighboring regions, known for their agrarian lifestyle, rich oral traditions, and distinct Gurma language.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bissa people | 1 |
| Gurma language | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
language ⓘ people ⓘ |
| agriculturalSystem | rain-fed agriculture ⓘ |
| alsoInCountry |
Benin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm |
mask making
ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenshipCommon | Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
initiation rites
ⓘ
praise poetry ⓘ proverbs ⓘ rich oral traditions ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ |
| housingType | compounds with earthen houses ⓘ |
| inheritanceSystem | patrilineal inheritance ⓘ |
| language | Gurma language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Gur languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriagePractice | bridewealth ⓘ |
| musicTradition |
dance
ⓘ
drumming ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Fulani people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hausa people NERFINISHED ⓘ Mossi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Songhai people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLivelihood | agriculture ⓘ |
| primaryRegionInBurkinaFaso | eastern Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| region |
Sahel zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudanian savanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | patrilineal ⓘ |
| socialUnit | extended family ⓘ |
| stapleCrop |
groundnuts
ⓘ
maize ⓘ millet ⓘ sorghum ⓘ yams ⓘ |
| subFamily | Gur languages ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | African traditional religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tenkodogo
this entity surface form:
Bissa people