Susu

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The Susu are a West African ethnic group primarily found in Guinea, known for their Mande language, Islamic heritage, and significant role in regional trade and culture.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Susu canonical 21

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf West African people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
colonialHistory French colonial rule in Guinea ⓘ
country Gambia ⓘ
linked to: The Gambia

Guinea ⓘ
Guinea-Bissau ⓘ
Senegal ⓘ
Sierra Leone ⓘ
cuisine rice-based dishes ⓘ
culturalInfluence Guinean coastal culture ⓘ
culturalSphere Upper Guinea cultural area ⓘ
linked to: Upper Guinea
diaspora urban centers in West Africa ⓘ
ethnicIdentity Muslim Mande group ⓘ
ethnonym Susu people ⓘ
historicalPeriod precolonial West Africa ⓘ
historicalRegion Futa Jallon ⓘ
Upper Guinea coast ⓘ
linked to: Guinea Coast
historicalRole middlemen in West African trade ⓘ
regional traders ⓘ
historicalState Susu kingdom ⓘ
languageBranch Western Mande ⓘ
languageFamily Mande languages ⓘ
linguisticStatus national language of Guinea ⓘ
majorityIn coastal Guinea ⓘ
musicTradition griot-based oral tradition ⓘ
nativeName Sosoxui ⓘ
neighboringPeoples Baga ⓘ
Fulani ⓘ
Mandinka ⓘ
Temne ⓘ
oralLiterature epic poetry ⓘ
primaryLanguage Susu language ⓘ
region West Africa ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
religiousHeritage Islamic scholarship ⓘ
religiousPractice Quranic education ⓘ
significantPopulationIn Conakry ⓘ
socialInstitution griot caste ⓘ
socialStructure clan-based organization ⓘ
subgroupOf Mande peoples ⓘ
traditionalEconomy agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
trade ⓘ
traditionalReligion Islam with indigenous elements ⓘ
writingSystem Arabic script ⓘ
linked to: Arabic alphabet

Latin script ⓘ
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

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

Guineans → language → Susu ⓘ
Mande → hasLanguage → Susu ⓘ
Kaloum → languageUsed → Susu ⓘ
Dixinn → languageUsed → Susu ⓘ
Ratoma → hasLanguage → Susu ⓘ
Temne → neighboringEthnicGroup → Susu ⓘ
subject linked to: Themne
Soussou → hasNameVariant → Susu ⓘ
Susu Kingdom → capital → Susu ⓘ
subject linked to: Susu kingdom
Susu Kingdom → hasEthnicGroup → Susu ⓘ
subject linked to: Susu kingdom