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Yoruba-speaking peoples in Dahomey
Africa • 17 • Published In 1947 • Pages: 122-129
By: Parrinder, Edward Geoffrey.
Abstract
This is a discussion of the distribution of Yoruba groups in Dahomey by a Methodist Missionary Society member who spent ten years in French West Africa, chiefly in Dahomey. The author is a recognized authority on West African religion. Included are discussion of migrations, dialect differences, and tribal indentification.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Missionary
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Timothy J. O'Leary ; 1959
- Field Date
- ca. 1938-1947
- Coverage Date
- 1930-1947
- Coverage Place
- Benin
- Notes
- Geoffrey Parrinder
- LCCN
- 29010790
- LCSH
- Yoruba (African people)