Bimoba

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Bimoba are an ethnic group primarily inhabiting parts of northern Ghana and neighboring areas of Togo, known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bimoba canonical 2
Moba 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
Togo ⓘ
crop maize ⓘ
millet ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ
yam ⓘ
hasCulturalElement ritual specialists ⓘ
sacred groves ⓘ
traditional festivals ⓘ
hasCulturalTradition age-grade initiation rites ⓘ
ancestral veneration ⓘ
extended family compounds ⓘ
hasKinshipSystem bridewealth marriage practices ⓘ
hasMusicTradition dance ⓘ
drumming ⓘ
hasOralTradition clan origin myths ⓘ
hasPoliticalOrganization councils of elders ⓘ
local chiefs ⓘ
hasRiteOfPassage initiation into adulthood ⓘ
language Bimoba language ⓘ
languageFamily Gur languages ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
livelihood small-scale livestock rearing ⓘ
neighboringRegion Northern Togo ⓘ
linked to: Kara Region, Togo
primaryEconomicActivity subsistence agriculture ⓘ
primaryRegion Northern Ghana ⓘ
region North East Region of Ghana ⓘ
Northern Region of Ghana ⓘ
Upper East Region of Ghana ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ
socialOrganization clan-based structure ⓘ
patrilineal descent ⓘ
usesHousingType earthen compounds with thatched roofs ⓘ
usesLanguageIn daily communication ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Oti–Volta → hasLanguage → Moba ⓘ
linked to: Bimoba
Nawdm → neighboringLanguages → Moba ⓘ
linked to: Bimoba