Shai
E704044
Shai are an ethnic group in southeastern Ghana, historically associated with the Dodowa area and the broader Ga-Dangme cultural sphere.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shai canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Greater Accra Region of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTown |
Agomeda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ayikuma NERFINISHED ⓘ Dodowa NERFINISHED ⓘ Prampram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialEntity | Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| countryCapitalRegion | Accra area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalAffiliation | Ga-Dangme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
chieftaincy institution
ⓘ
patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Coastal Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Ga-Dangme cultural sphere ⓘ |
| ethnicMinorityStatus | minority group in Ghana ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Ga-Dangme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | British colonial rule in Gold Coast ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith | Dodowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Niger-Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Kwa languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern Ghana ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity |
farming
ⓘ
livestock rearing ⓘ trading ⓘ |
| modernAdministrativeDistrict | Shai-Osudoku District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalIdentity | Ghanaian ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Dangme
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ewe NERFINISHED ⓘ Ga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ga-Dangme peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Greater Accra Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal savanna zone ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Traditional African religion ⓘ |
| traditionalArchitectureMaterial |
mud
ⓘ
thatch ⓘ |
| traditionalArea | Dodowa area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalFestival | Ngmayem Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalFoodStaple |
cassava
ⓘ
maize ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership | paramount chief ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Shai Hills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shai Hills Resource Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
Dangme language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English language NERFINISHED ⓘ Twi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.