Kerewe people
E301939
The Kerewe people are a Bantu ethnic group of Tanzania known for their distinct language and cultural traditions centered around fishing and agriculture in the Lake Victoria region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kerewe people canonical | 5 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Tanzania ⓘ |
| countryCapital | Dodoma ⓘ |
| countryLargestCity | Dar es Salaam ⓘ |
| countryOfficialLanguage |
English language
ⓘ
Swahili language ⓘ |
| crop |
bananas
ⓘ
cassava ⓘ maize ⓘ sweet potatoes ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupIn | Tanzania ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Bantu peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Bantu
|
| fishingEnvironment | Lake Victoria ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTraditions |
agricultural rituals
ⓘ
dance ⓘ lake-based fishing practices ⓘ oral storytelling ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| language | Kerewe language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mwanza Region ⓘ |
| partOf | Bantu-speaking populations of East Africa ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Lake Victoria basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Victoria region
|
| region | East Africa ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ |
| subsistenceActivity | small-scale farming ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryIncludes | Ukerewe Island ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.