Nama/Damara
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Nama/Damara refers to a Khoisan-speaking ethnic group of southern Africa, primarily found in Namibia and South Africa, known for their rich oral traditions, click consonant language, and pastoralist heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nama/Damara canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Khoisan people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ genocide ⓘ language ⓘ region ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Nama/Damara
ⓘ
Namaqua ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
Territory of South West Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
German South West Africa
|
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Territory of South West Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
German South West Africa
Namibia ⓘ South Africa ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | rich oral tradition ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
oral storytelling
ⓘ
praise poetry ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| culturalSymbol |
leather garments
ⓘ
ostrich eggshell beads ⓘ traditional beadwork ⓘ traditional headdresses ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Khoisan peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Khoisan
|
| feature | click consonants ⓘ |
| historicalInteraction | conflict and alliance with Herero people ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Namaqualand ⓘ |
| language | Nama language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Khoisan languages ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature |
complex click inventory
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| minorityStatus | ethnic minority in Namibia ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups |
Damara people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Herero ⓘ
surface form:
Herero people
|
| notableCountryPopulation | Namibia ⓘ |
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional African religion ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Khoikhoi ⓘ |
| sufferedEvent | Herero and Namaqua genocide ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1904–1908 ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
cattle herding
ⓘ
goat herding ⓘ sheep herding ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
mat-covered domed huts
ⓘ
portable huts ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership | chiefdoms ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | pastoralism ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nama people