Kusaasi
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The Kusaasi are an ethnic group of northern Ghana and southern Burkina Faso, known for their distinct cultural traditions and as native speakers of the Kusaal language.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| clanStructure | patrilineal clans ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Burkina Faso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghana ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ seasonal agricultural festivals ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Burkina Faso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnologueLanguageCode | kus ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition |
folktales
ⓘ
praise poetry ⓘ proverbs ⓘ |
| languageAlternateName |
Kusaal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kusasi ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Gur languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLanguageRegion | Upper East Region of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTown | Bawku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Kusaal language ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Bimoba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bissa NERFINISHED ⓘ Frafra NERFINISHED ⓘ Mamprusi NERFINISHED ⓘ Mossi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
northern Ghana
ⓘ
southern Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | chiefdoms ⓘ |
| traditionalArchitecture | earthen compounds ⓘ |
| traditionalArt | body scarification (historically) ⓘ |
| traditionalCalendarEvent | harvest festivals ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
groundnuts
ⓘ
maize ⓘ millet ⓘ sorghum ⓘ |
| traditionalDance | warrior dances ⓘ |
| traditionalLivestock |
cattle
ⓘ
goats ⓘ poultry ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic |
drumming
ⓘ
xylophone music ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation | subsistence farming ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | indigenous Kusaasi religion ⓘ |
| traditionalSettlementType | rural villages ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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