Lebou

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The Lebou are a coastal West African ethnic group primarily found around Dakar, Senegal, known historically as skilled fishermen and early urban settlers of the Cap-Vert Peninsula.

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Lebou canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf West African people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Senegal ⓘ
culturalHeritageType intangible cultural heritage of Senegal ⓘ
culturalInfluenceOnCity Dakar ⓘ
culturalPractice ritual fishing ceremonies ⓘ
spirit possession ceremonies ⓘ
veneration of marine spirits ⓘ
culturalRegion Senegambia ⓘ
demographyTrend increasing urbanization ⓘ
economicActivity fish trade ⓘ
salt production ⓘ
environment Atlantic coast ⓘ
ethnicMinorityStatus minority in Senegal ⓘ
ethnonymLanguage Wolof ⓘ
hasCapitalLocality Yoff ⓘ
hasImportantLocality Hann ⓘ
Ngor ⓘ
Ouakam ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfUrbanization precolonial era ⓘ
historicalRole early urban settlers of Cap-Vert Peninsula ⓘ
identityBasis coastal and fishing heritage ⓘ
integrationInState part of modern Senegalese nation ⓘ
languageUsed French ⓘ
Wolof ⓘ
mainCity Dakar ⓘ
neighboringEthnicGroup Serer people ⓘ
Toucouleur people ⓘ
Wolof people ⓘ
politicalInstitution Lebou Republic of Yoff ⓘ
politicalStatusInSenegal recognized customary authority ⓘ
primaryCountry Senegal ⓘ
primaryRegion Dakar ⓘ
regionOfDiaspora West African coastal cities ⓘ
other parts of Senegal ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
traditional beliefs ⓘ
settlementType coastal settlements ⓘ
socialOrganization village-based communities ⓘ
subregion Cap-Vert Peninsula ⓘ
traditionalLaw customary marine resource management ⓘ
traditionalLeaderTitle Grand Serigne de Dakar ⓘ
traditionalOccupation fishing ⓘ

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