Wala

E528360

The Wala are an ethnic group primarily inhabiting the Upper West Region of Ghana, known for their Islamic heritage, centralized chieftaincy system, and rich traditions in trade and craftsmanship.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Wala canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
builtHeritage SudanoSahelianMudMosques ⓘ
colonialExperience incorporatedIntoBritishNorthernTerritories ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
craftSpecialization leatherwork ⓘ
metalwork ⓘ
weaving ⓘ
culturalHeritage IslamicArchitectureInWa ⓘ
culturalPractice IslamicEducationInMakarantaSchools ⓘ
drummingAndDance ⓘ
praisePoetry ⓘ
traditionalStorytelling ⓘ
economicRole livestockRearing ⓘ
regionalTrade ⓘ
educationTradition QuranicLearning ⓘ
festivalType IslamicFestivals ⓘ
governanceFeature hierarchicalChieflyStructure ⓘ
hasCentralizedChieftaincySystem true ⓘ
historicalInfluence IslamicScholarlyTraditions ⓘ
historicalRole importantSudanicTradeIntermediaries ⓘ
historicalState Wa Kingdom ⓘ
inheritanceSystem patrilineal ⓘ
languageFamily Gur languages ⓘ
languageSpoken Wali ⓘ
legalTraditionInfluence IslamicLaw ⓘ
linked to: Sharia
mainCrops groundnuts ⓘ
maize ⓘ
millet ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ
marriageSystem largelyPatrilineal ⓘ
nationalContext oneOfTheEthnicGroupsOfGhana ⓘ
neighboringEthnicGroups Brifor ⓘ
linked to: Birifor

Dagaaba ⓘ
Lobi ⓘ
Sissala ⓘ
politicalCenter Wa Naa palace ⓘ
linked to: Wa Naa’s Palace
primaryRegion Upper West Region ⓘ
primaryTown Wa ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
religiousInstitution mosques ⓘ
socialOrganization chiefdoms ⓘ
clans ⓘ
titleOfOverlord Wa Naa ⓘ
traditionalOccupation agriculture ⓘ
craftsmanship ⓘ
trade ⓘ
traditionalReligionPresence yes ⓘ

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