Awori subgroup of Yoruba

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The Awori subgroup of the Yoruba are a coastal and lagoon-dwelling Yoruba people historically centered around Lagos and parts of Ogun State in southwestern Nigeria, known for their early urban settlements and role in regional trade.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Awori subgroup of Yoruba canonical 2
Awori subgroup of the Yoruba 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Yoruba subgroup ⓘ
ethnic subgroup ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
culturalAffiliation Oduduwa ancestry (Yoruba origin myth) ⓘ
culturalArea Lagos Lagoon area ⓘ
linked to: Lagos Lagoon

Ogun coastal belt ⓘ
linked to: Ogun River region
culturalPractice Yoruba festivals ⓘ
dialect Awori Yoruba dialect ⓘ
environment coastal-dwelling ⓘ
lagoon-dwelling ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Yoruba people ⓘ
historicalCenter Lagos ⓘ
Ogun State ⓘ
knownFor early urban settlements ⓘ
role in regional trade ⓘ
language Yoruba language ⓘ
linked to: Yoruba
locatedIn Southwestern Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: Western Nigeria
partOf Yorubaland ⓘ
primaryState Lagos State ⓘ
Ogun State ⓘ
region coastal Nigeria ⓘ
lagoon areas of southwestern Nigeria ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
Yoruba traditional religion ⓘ
linked to: Yoruba religion
subgroupOf Yoruba people ⓘ
traditionalOccupation farming ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
trade ⓘ
traditionalRulerTitle Olofin ⓘ
linked to: Olofin of Ota
urbanCenter Ado-Odo ⓘ
Agbara ⓘ
Agege ⓘ
Akute ⓘ
Alagbado ⓘ
Atan ⓘ
Badagry ⓘ
Iba ⓘ
Ifo ⓘ
Igbesa ⓘ
Ijanikin ⓘ
Ijegun ⓘ
Ijoko ⓘ
Ijoko-Ota ⓘ
linked to: Ijoko

Ilogbo ⓘ
linked to: Igbogbo

Isolo ⓘ
Itele ⓘ
Lagos Island ⓘ
Ojo ⓘ
Ota ⓘ
Sango ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ado-Odo → clanOrigin → Awori subgroup of Yoruba ⓘ
Ijoko → historicalEthnicOrigin → Awori subgroup of Yoruba ⓘ
Olofin of Ota → associatedWith → Awori subgroup of the Yoruba ⓘ
linked to: Awori subgroup of Yoruba