Shai people
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The Shai people are an indigenous ethnic group in southeastern Ghana, historically known for their hilltop settlements, rich cultural traditions, and custodianship of the Shai Hills area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shai people canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| areCustodiansOf |
Shai Hills Forest Reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shai Hills Resource Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ Shai Hills cultural landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Shai-Osudoku District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
rock shrines
ⓘ
sacred caves ⓘ sacred groves ⓘ stone inscriptions ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity | custodians of Shai Hills area ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
annual festivals ⓘ traditional rites of passage ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Ga-Dangme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalActivity |
hunting
ⓘ
military defense from hilltop settlements ⓘ |
| historicalHomeland | Shai Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSettlementType | hilltop settlements ⓘ |
| language |
Dangme language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ga-Dangme languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Kwa languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern Ghana ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity |
farming
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ trading ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Dangme people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ga people NERFINISHED ⓘ Krobo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ga-Dangme peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Greater Accra Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
African traditional religion
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ |
| traditionalArchitecture |
cave dwellings
ⓘ
rock shelters ⓘ |
| traditionalArea |
Shai Hills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shai Osudoku Traditional Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
cassava-based dishes
ⓘ
maize-based dishes ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership |
Shai Traditional Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shai-Osudoku paramount chief NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic |
dance
ⓘ
drumming ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Dangme traditional religion ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.