Ovimbundu communities
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Ovimbundu communities are ethnic groups primarily inhabiting Angola’s central highlands, known for their distinct Umbundu language and rich cultural traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ovimbundu communities canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu ethnic group
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Angolan Civil War ⓘ |
| artForm |
basketry
ⓘ
pottery ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | incorporated into Portuguese Angola ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Angola ⓘ |
| culturalExpression |
traditional dance
ⓘ
traditional music ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | rich oral tradition ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ oral storytelling ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Umbundu-speaking areas of Angola ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | majority population in parts of central Angola ⓘ |
| ethnicallyAssociatedWith | Ovimbundu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | customary law ⓘ |
| historicalEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
participants in regional trade networks
ⓘ
providers of agricultural products to urban centers in Angola ⓘ |
| language | Umbundu ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Bantu languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| majorReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| musicalInstrument |
drums
ⓘ
thumb pianos ⓘ |
| postConflictIssue |
internal displacement
ⓘ
land mines ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Angola ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | central highlands of Angola ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the largest ethnic groups in Angola ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Kongo people
ⓘ
surface form:
Bakongo people
Chokwe people ⓘ Kimbundu people ⓘ |
| traditionalBeliefs | African traditional religion ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
beans
ⓘ
cassava ⓘ maize ⓘ sorghum ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
thatched roofs
ⓘ
wattle-and-daub houses ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership |
chiefs
ⓘ
councils of elders ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
small-scale farming ⓘ |
| traditionalSocialStructure | clan-based organization ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.