San
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The San are an indigenous hunter-gatherer people of Southern Africa, known for their ancient rock art, click-based languages, and deep ecological knowledge of the Kalahari region.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
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hunter-gatherer society ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Basarwa
ⓘ
Bushmen ⓘ Sho ⓘ |
| artForm |
body adornment
ⓘ
rock engravings ⓘ rock paintings ⓘ |
| country |
Angola
ⓘ
Botswana ⓘ Namibia ⓘ South Africa ⓘ Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| facingIssue |
cultural assimilation pressures
ⓘ
land dispossession ⓘ loss of traditional lands ⓘ marginalization ⓘ |
| geneticSignificance | high genetic diversity ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
rock engraving
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rock painting ⓘ storytelling ⓘ trance dance ⓘ |
| knowledgeDomain |
medicinal plants
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tracking of animals ⓘ water sources in arid environments ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Khoe-Kwadi languages
ⓘ
Kxʼa languages ⓘ Tuu languages ⓘ |
| legalRecognition |
indigenous people in Botswana
ⓘ
indigenous people in Namibia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Kalahari survival skills
ⓘ
click consonant languages ⓘ ecological knowledge ⓘ hunter-gatherer lifestyle ⓘ rock art ⓘ tracking skills ⓘ |
| populationTrend | declining ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the oldest continuous populations of modern humans ⓘ |
| region |
Kalahari Desert
ⓘ
Southern Africa ⓘ |
| religion |
animism
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
egalitarian society
ⓘ
small mobile bands ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | temporary shelters ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
foraging
ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory | Kalahari Basin ⓘ |
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The San