Grebo people
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The Grebo people are an ethnic group of southeastern Liberia and neighboring Côte d'Ivoire, known for their distinct language, rich masking traditions, and influential role in regional history and culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grebo people canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| colonialEraExperience |
contact with European traders
ⓘ
involvement in Liberian coastal politics ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Côte d'Ivoire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liberia ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | important contributors to Liberian cultural identity ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
age-grade societies
ⓘ
ancestor veneration ⓘ initiation rites ⓘ secret societies ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | one of the larger ethnic groups in southeastern Liberia ⓘ |
| diaspora |
migrant communities in Côte d'Ivoire
ⓘ
urban communities in Monrovia ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Kru peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
coastal trading intermediaries
ⓘ
participants in Atlantic coastal trade ⓘ |
| language | Grebo language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Kru languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| music |
call-and-response singing
ⓘ
dance music for rituals and festivals ⓘ drumming ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Bassa people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Krahn people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kru people NERFINISHED ⓘ Sapo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization |
chiefdoms
ⓘ
councils of elders ⓘ village-based leadership ⓘ |
| region |
southeastern Liberia
ⓘ
southwestern Côte d'Ivoire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ |
| traditionalArtForm |
masking traditions
ⓘ
ritual masks ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
cassava cultivation
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ palm oil production ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | compounds of mud or clay houses ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionFeature |
belief in a supreme creator
ⓘ
spirit beings associated with nature ⓘ use of divination ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet for Grebo language ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.