Kunama people
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The Kunama people are an indigenous ethnic group of the Horn of Africa, known for their distinct Nilo-Saharan language and traditional agro-pastoral lifestyle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kunama people canonical | 6 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ language ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Eritrea–Ethiopia standoff
ⓘ
surface form:
Eritrean–Ethiopian conflicts
|
| autonym | Kunama ⓘ |
| citizenshipDistribution |
Eritrean citizens
ⓘ
Ethiopian citizens ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| crop |
legumes
ⓘ
maize ⓘ millet ⓘ sorghum ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Sahelian and semi-arid zones of the Horn of Africa ⓘ |
| dance | traditional dances ⓘ |
| demographicCharacteristic | relatively small population compared to neighboring groups ⓘ |
| language |
Kunama languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Kunama language
|
| languageFamily |
Nilo-Saharan languages
ⓘ
Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ |
| livelihood |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
rain-fed farming ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Horn of Africa ⓘ |
| minorityStatus |
ethnic minority in Eritrea
ⓘ
ethnic minority in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| music | traditional songs ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups |
Afar people
ⓘ
Nara people ⓘ Saho people ⓘ Tigre people ⓘ Tigray-Tigrinya people ⓘ
surface form:
Tigrinya people
|
| oralTradition |
epic narratives
ⓘ
folktales ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Eritrea ⓘ |
| region |
Gash-Barka Region
ⓘ
border areas of Eritrea and Ethiopia ⓘ western Eritrea ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroups | other Nilo-Saharan-speaking peoples ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ |
| secondaryCountry | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based organization ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
cattle herding
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
round huts
ⓘ
thatched roofs ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | agro-pastoralism ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script (for Kunama language) ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.