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Griot and Yoruba people

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Difference between Griot and Yoruba people

Griot vs. Yoruba people

A griot, jali or jeli (djeli or djéli in French spelling) is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet and/or musician. The Yoruba people (name spelled also: Ioruba or Joruba;, lit. 'Yoruba lineage'; also known as Àwon omo Yorùbá, lit. 'Children of Yoruba', or simply as the Yoruba) are an ethnic group of southwestern and north-central Nigeria, as well as southern and central Benin.

Similarities between Griot and Yoruba people

Griot and Yoruba people have 9 things in common (in Unionpedia): French language, Goje, Ivory Coast, Mali Empire, Niger, Portuguese language, Songhai people, Talking drum, West Africa.

French language

French (le français or la langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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Goje

The goje (the Hausa name for the instrument) is one of the many names for a variety of one or two-stringed fiddles from West Africa, almost exclusively played by ethnic groups inhabiting the Sahel and Sudan sparsely vegetated grassland belts leading to the Sahara.

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Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially as the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a sovereign state located in West Africa.

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Mali Empire

The Mali Empire (Manding: Nyeni or Niani; also historically referred to as the Manden Kurufaba, sometimes shortened to Manden) was an empire in West Africa from 1230 to 1670.

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Niger

Niger, also called the Niger officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa named after the Niger River.

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Portuguese language

Portuguese (português or, in full, língua portuguesa) is a Western Romance language originating from the regions of Galicia and northern Portugal in the 9th century.

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Songhai people

The Songhai people (also Songhay or Sonrai) are an ethnic group in West Africa who speak the various Songhai languages.

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Talking drum

The talking drum is an hourglass-shaped drum from West Africa, whose pitch can be regulated to mimic the tone and prosody of human speech.

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West Africa

West Africa, also called Western Africa and the West of Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa.

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Griot and Yoruba people Comparison

Griot has 115 relations, while Yoruba people has 569. As they have in common 9, the Jaccard index is 1.32% = 9 / (115 + 569).

References

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