![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/SoussousGuiembeBalafon.jpg/640px-SoussousGuiembeBalafon.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Susu people
Mande-speaking ethnic group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Susu people are a Mande-speaking ethnic group living primarily in Guinea and northwestern Sierra Leone, particularly in Kambia District.[4][5] Influential in Guinea, smaller communities of Susu people are also found in the neighboring Guinea-Bissau and Senegal.[citation needed]
This article needs additional citations for verification. (August 2020) |
Quick Facts Sosso, Total population ...
Sosso | |
---|---|
![]() Susu men with traditional musical instruments in 1935 | |
Total population | |
c. 2.98 million | |
Regions with significant populations | |
![]() | 2,730,114 (21.2%)[1] |
![]() | 203,779 (2.9%) [2] |
![]() | 5,318 (0.36%) [3] |
Languages | |
Susu, French, English, Krio | |
Religion | |
Sunni Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Yalunka people |
Close
The Susu are a patrilineal society, predominantly Muslim, who favor endogamous cross-cousin marriages with polygynous households.[4] They have a caste system like all Manding-speaking peoples of West Africa. The artisans such as smiths, carpenters, musicians, jewelers, and leatherworkers are separate castes and believed to have descended from the medieval era of slavery.[4][6]