Ovimbundu communities

E356137

Ovimbundu communities are ethnic groups primarily inhabiting Angola’s central highlands, known for their distinct Umbundu language and rich cultural traditions.

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Ovimbundu communities canonical 1

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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

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Umbundu usedBy Ovimbundu communities