Bono people
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The Bono people are an Akan ethnic group from central Ghana known for their early centralized states, rich gold trade history, and influential role in Akan culture and politics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bono people canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Akan people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
Akan festivals
ⓘ
Akan funerary rites ⓘ Akan naming ceremonies ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
agriculture
ⓘ
gold mining ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnographicRegion | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCenter |
Bono Manso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Techiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | precolonial Ghana ⓘ |
| historicalState |
Bono state
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bono-Tekyiman state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Akan political institutions
ⓘ
Akan trade networks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Akan culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Akan politics ⓘ early centralized states ⓘ gold trade ⓘ |
| language |
Akan language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bono dialect ⓘ Twi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Akan languages ⓘ |
| majorCrops |
cocoa
ⓘ
plantain ⓘ yam ⓘ |
| partOf | Akan cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem |
chiefdoms
ⓘ
kingdoms ⓘ |
| practice | matrilineal descent ⓘ |
| region | central Ghana ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Akuapem people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Akyem people NERFINISHED ⓘ Asante people NERFINISHED ⓘ Fante people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional Akan religion ⓘ |
| socialStructure | matrilineal clans ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Akan people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCapital | Bono Manso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Akan religion ⓘ |
| use |
Akan chieftaincy system
ⓘ
Akan stool symbolism ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kofi Abrefa Busia