Embu people
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The Embu people are a Bantu ethnic group of central Kenya whose identity, traditions, and spiritual life are closely tied to the landscapes and sacred sites around Mount Kenya.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Embu people canonical | 4 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| agriculturalZone | highland farming zone around Mount Kenya ⓘ |
| cashCrop |
coffee
ⓘ
tea ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | subject to British colonial rule ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| culturalArea |
Kenyan highlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Kenya region
|
| demographicClassification | indigenous peoples of Kenya ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupIn | Kenya ⓘ |
| initiationRite |
age-set system
ⓘ
circumcision ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | patrilineal ⓘ |
| language | Embu language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Bantu languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| nationality | Kenyan ⓘ |
| primaryResidence |
Embu County
ⓘ
Kirinyaga County ⓘ Tharaka-Nithi County ⓘ |
| region |
Central Province, Kenya
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Kenya
|
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Kamba people
ⓘ
Kikuyu people NERFINISHED ⓘ Mbeere people NERFINISHED ⓘ Meru people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional African religion ⓘ |
| resistanceHistory | participation in Mau Mau uprising ⓘ |
| sacredLandscape | Mount Kenya ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clans ⓘ |
| spiritualPractice |
rituals at sacred sites
ⓘ
veneration of ancestors ⓘ |
| stapleFood |
bananas
ⓘ
beans ⓘ maize ⓘ millet ⓘ sorghum ⓘ |
| traditionalArt |
basketry
ⓘ
beadwork ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agriculture
ⓘ
livestock keeping ⓘ |
| traditionalHomeland |
Embu County
ⓘ
slopes of Mount Kenya ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | thatched huts ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership | council of elders ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic |
dance
ⓘ
drumming ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script for Embu language ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.