Fipa people

E34025

Bantu people ethnic group

The Fipa people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group of western Tanzania, traditionally known for their centralized chiefdoms, ironworking, and agriculture around the Lake Tanganyika region.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bantu people → ethnic group →
colonialHistory	incorporated into German East Africa → later under British Tanganyika Territory →
continent	Africa →
country	Tanzania →
culturalArea	Great Lakes region of Africa →
demographicStatus	minority ethnic group in Tanzania →
ethnonym	Fipa →
historicalActivity	long-distance trade around Lake Tanganyika →
inheritanceSystem	patrilineal tendencies →
language	Fipa language →
languageFamily	Bantu languages →
linguisticBranch	Niger-Congo languages →
marriageSystem	bridewealth practices →
neighboringGroup	Bemba people → Mambwe people → Nyamwezi people → Pimbwe people →
presentIn	Rukwa Valley → Ufipa Plateau →
region	Lake Tanganyika region → western Tanzania →
religion	African traditional religion → Christianity →
ritualPractice	ancestral veneration → initiation rites →
socialStructure	clan-based organization →
subregion	Rukwa Region → Sumbawanga area →
subsistenceType	mixed farming →
traditionalCraft	blacksmithing → iron smelting → pottery → weaving →
traditionalCrops	bananas → beans → cassava → maize → millet → sorghum →
traditionalEconomy	agriculture → ironworking →
traditionalHousing	thatched houses →
traditionalLivelihood	animal husbandry → fishing →
traditionalPoliticalOrganization	centralized chiefdoms → kingdoms →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kigoma Region →	hasEthnicGroup