Lugbara people
E1005262
The Lugbara people are a Central Sudanic ethnic group primarily inhabiting northwestern Uganda and parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan, known for their agrarian lifestyle, rich oral traditions, and distinctive cultural practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lugbara people canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Central Sudanic people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
initiation rites
ⓘ
proverbs ⓘ rich oral traditions ⓘ ritual dances ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Moru–Madi languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Central Sudanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Lugbara language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
cassava
ⓘ
groundnuts ⓘ maize ⓘ millet ⓘ sorghum ⓘ |
| majorReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Alur people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kakwa people NERFINISHED ⓘ Madi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Moru people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTown |
Arua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Koboko NERFINISHED ⓘ Maracha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nilotic–Sudanic cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
border areas of South Sudan
ⓘ
northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ northwestern Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Nile sub-region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based society ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
belief in a supreme being ⓘ spirit worship ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership |
chiefs
ⓘ
clan elders ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Lugbara traditional religion ⓘ |
| UNESCOLanguageStatus | vulnerable (Lugbara language, in some areas) ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.