Bembe people

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Bantu people ethnic group

The Bembe people are a Bantu ethnic group of Central and East Africa, traditionally inhabiting areas around Lake Tanganyika and known for farming, fishing, and rich musical and ritual traditions.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Tongwe people	1

Statements (25)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bantu people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ
associatedBodyOfWater	Lake Tanganyika ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ Tanzania ⓘ
culturalDomain	dance ⓘ music ⓘ ritual performance ⓘ
culturalPractice	rich musical traditions ⓘ ritual traditions ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup	Bantu peoples ⓘ surface form: Bantu
geographicFeatureOfHomeland	rift valley region around Lake Tanganyika ⓘ
languageFamily	Bantu languages ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity	farming ⓘ fishing ⓘ
region	Central Africa ⓘ East Africa ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ
socialOrganization	clan-based structures ⓘ
subsistenceType	agriculture ⓘ fishing ⓘ
traditionalTerritory	areas around Lake Tanganyika ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kigoma Region → hasEthnicGroup → Bembe people ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tongwe people