Murle people
E1005242
The Murle people are an agro-pastoral ethnic group of South Sudan, known for their cattle herding, distinctive cultural traditions, and Nilo-Saharan linguistic heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Murle people canonical | 4 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agro-pastoral community
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| administrativeUnitAssociation | Greater Pibor Administrative Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIssue |
cattle raiding
ⓘ
child abduction ⓘ inter-ethnic violence ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
cattle-related rituals
ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ oral storytelling ⓘ scarification ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
East Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nile Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domesticAnimals |
cattle
ⓘ
chickens ⓘ goats ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Nilo-Saharan peoples
ⓘ
Nilotic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Murle language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch |
Eastern Sudanic languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Surmic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ |
| marriageCustom | bridewealth in cattle ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Anyuak people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dinka people NERFINISHED ⓘ Jie people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kachipo people NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuer people NERFINISHED ⓘ Toposa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | South Sudanese civil conflicts ⓘ |
| primaryLivelihood |
agriculture
ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| recognizedAsMinority | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Greater Pibor Administrative Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jonglei State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
age-set system
ⓘ
clan-based organization ⓘ |
| subsistenceActivity |
cultivation of maize
ⓘ
cultivation of millet ⓘ cultivation of sorghum ⓘ small-scale fishing ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
spirit worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.