West African
Nigerian or Malian
West African describes people, cultures, languages, or things from the western region of Africa—roughly from Senegal to Nigeria and the countries between.
The term encompasses tremendous diversity: hundreds of ethnic groups, languages, and traditions.
West African cuisine features dishes like jollof rice and fufu.
She studies West African drumming.
West African federal republic
- GhanaWest African republic
- SenegalWest African republic
- MaliWest African country
- CameroonWest African republic
Niger · Burkina Faso · Guinea · Benin · Liberia · Sierra Leone · Gambia · Mauritania
Percussive rhythm-making
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- kenteGhanaian ceremonial woven cloth
- griotAfrican oral tradition keeper
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
oral tradition · proverbs · folklore · mythology · Yoruba · Fulani · Igbo · highlife
Spiced tomato rice dish
- fufuPounded starch staple
- plantainStarchy banana for cooking
- pepper soupSpiced African meat broth
- palm oilTropical fruit-derived cooking fat
cassava · yam · okra · scotch bonnet · puff puff · chin chin
Semi-arid African transition zone
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- Gulf of GuineaAtlantic inlet, African coast
- Niger RiverWest African watercourse
- Lake ChadCentral African freshwater body
Fouta Djallon · mangrove · rainforest · harmattan · tropical · coastal · landlocked · Timbuktu
Nigeria
West African federal republic
Cameroon · Niger · Burkina Faso · Guinea · Benin · Liberia · Sierra Leone · Gambia · Mauritania · Guinea-Bissau
drumming
Percussive rhythm-making
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- kenteGhanaian ceremonial woven cloth
- griotAfrican oral tradition keeper
storytelling · oral tradition · proverbs · folklore · mythology · Yoruba · Fulani · Igbo · highlife · afrobeat
jollof
Spiced tomato rice dish
- fufuPounded starch staple
- plantainStarchy banana for cooking
- pepper soupSpiced African meat broth
palm oil · cassava · yam · okra · scotch bonnet · puff puff · chin chin
Sahel
Semi-arid African transition zone
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- Gulf of GuineaAtlantic inlet, African coast
- Niger RiverWest African watercourse
Lake Chad · Fouta Djallon · mangrove · rainforest · harmattan · tropical · coastal · landlocked · Timbuktu · Dakar
- EthnicitiesAsian, European, Arab, Chinese, Japanese
- Non-WesternAsian, Middle Eastern, Far Eastern, Afro-Asian, Indo-Pacific
- continental originEuropean, Asian, North American, South American, Australian
- folk musicfolk, folk music, folk songs, folk ballads, folk ballad
West AfricanEast African
From that continental region
South African · North African · Horn of Africa · Mozambican · Malagasy
West AfricanEast Asian
From China's neighborhood
Southeast Asian · European · Pacific Islander · Australasian · Central Asian
West AfricanWestern
Of Euro-American civilization
European · East Asian · Anglo-Saxon · Nordic · Slavic
Africa, African, West, West Africa, Afrocentrism, Pan-Africanism, Afrocentric, non-African, Africanism