Luyana people

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The Luyana people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group of southwestern Africa, primarily in western Zambia, known for their role in the historical Barotse Kingdom and rich riverine cultural traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu people
ethnic group
associatedWithRiver Zambezi River NERFINISHED
colonialHistory incorporated into Northern Rhodesia under British rule
continent Africa
country Angola NERFINISHED
Namibia
Zambia
culturalHeritage oral tradition
praise poetry
culturalPractice initiation rites
rainmaking rituals
culturalRegion Upper Zambezi floodplain NERFINISHED
culturalTradition floodplain-based seasonal movements
riverine culture
diaspora Angola NERFINISHED
Namibia NERFINISHED
ethnolinguisticGroup Bantu NERFINISHED
governedBy traditional chiefs
historicalEconomy river trade along the Zambezi
historicalRole constituent people of the Barotse Kingdom
subjects of the Litunga of Barotseland
languageFamily Bantu languages
linguisticArea Zambezi Bantu
locatedIn southwestern Africa
western Zambia
macroEthnicIdentity Barotse NERFINISHED
neighboringGroup Lozi people NERFINISHED
Luvale people NERFINISHED
Mbunda people NERFINISHED
Nkoya people NERFINISHED
partOf Barotse ethnic complex NERFINISHED
politicalIntegration integrated into the Barotse Kingdom
postColonialStatus recognized ethnic group in Zambia
primaryEconomicActivity cattle herding
fishing
floodplain agriculture
region Southern Africa
religion African traditional religion
Christianity
socialOrganization chiefdom-based authority
clan system
traditionalHousing settlements on raised ground in floodplain areas
traditionalRegion Barotseland NERFINISHED
traditionalSubsistence cultivation of maize
cultivation of millet
cultivation of sorghum

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Luyana ethnicGroup Luyana people