Awori

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The Awori are a subgroup of the Yoruba people known for their early settlement around Lagos and Ogun in southwestern Nigeria and their significant role in the region’s cultural and urban development.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Awori canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Yoruba subgroup
ethnic group
associatedWithWaterways Lagos lagoon
linked to: Lagos Lagoon

Ogun River basin
linked to: Ogun River
continent Africa
country Nigeria
culture Yoruba culture
dialect Awori Yoruba dialect
linked to: Yoruba
earlySettlementArea Lagos
Ogun
ethnicGroupOf Nigeria
ethnicIdentity Yoruba
ethnolinguisticGroup Yoruba
hasCulturalHeritage chieftaincy institutions
festivals
oriki praise poetry
hasSocialStructure compound-based settlements
extended family system
historicalRole founders of several Lagos communities
indigenous inhabitants of Lagos area
knownFor cultural influence in Lagos
early settlement around Lagos
role in Lagos urban development
role in Ogun urban development
language Yoruba language
linked to: Yoruba
partOf Yorubaland
linked to: Western Nigeria
playsRoleIn cultural development of Lagos
cultural development of Ogun State
regional trade in southwestern Nigeria
primaryLocation Lagos State
Ogun State
Southwestern Nigeria
linked to: Western Nigeria
region Southwest Nigeria
linked to: Western Nigeria
religion Christianity
Islam
subgroupOf Yoruba people
traditionalOccupation farming
fishing
trading
traditionalPoliticalSystem obas and chiefs
traditionalReligion Yoruba traditional religion
urbanCentersHistoricallyAssociated Ado-Odo
Agbara
linked to: Odogbolu

Ifo
Ijoko
Lagos Island
Ota
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Yoruba hasSubgroup Awori
Ota ethnicGroup Awori
Ifo ethnicHeritage Awori