Gio
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The Gio are an ethnic group of Liberia and neighboring countries, known for their distinct language, cultural traditions, and historical involvement in the country’s political conflicts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gio canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Dan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gio-Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm |
mask carving
ⓘ
ritual performance ⓘ |
| colonialHistoryContext | interaction with French and Americo-Liberian authorities ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Liberia ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
age-grade initiation societies
ⓘ
masking traditions ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | one of the larger ethnic groups in Liberia ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | border region between Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire ⓘ |
| historicalInvolvement |
Liberian civil conflicts
ⓘ
political tensions in Nimba County ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Mande languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Gio language ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature |
noun class distinctions
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
carved stools
ⓘ
ritual costumes ⓘ wooden masks ⓘ |
| musicTradition |
call-and-response singing
ⓘ
drumming ⓘ |
| neighboringCountryPresence | Côte d’Ivoire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLocation |
Nimba County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Liberia ⓘ |
| region | Upper Guinea forest region ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Kpelle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loma NERFINISHED ⓘ Mano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
clan-based organization
ⓘ
extended family units ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
cassava
ⓘ
cocoa ⓘ coffee ⓘ plantains ⓘ rice ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
hunting
ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionFeature |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
belief in forest spirits ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.