Comorian people
E512929
The Comorian people are an ethnic group native to the Comoros archipelago in the Indian Ocean, characterized by a blend of African, Arab, and Malagasy heritage and a predominantly Muslim culture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Comorian people canonical | 3 |
| Afro-Comorians in France | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
nation ⓘ |
| clanStructure | village-based kinship groups ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Union of the Comoros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Islamic culture
ⓘ
Swahili culture ⓘ |
| customaryLaw | matrilineal elements in inheritance and land tenure ⓘ |
| demographicsMajorityIn | Union of the Comoros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicReligion | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnogenesis | mixture of Bantu, Arab, Persian, and Austronesian populations ⓘ |
| hasDiaspora |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ Mayotte NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorAncestry |
African peoples
ⓘ
Arab peoples ⓘ Malagasy people ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anjouan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grande Comore NERFINISHED ⓘ Mayotte NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohéli NERFINISHED ⓘ Union of the Comoros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityReligion | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageCustom | grand marriage ceremony (anda) in some islands ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Comoros archipelago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Ocean region ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arab diaspora
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bantu peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Malagasy diaspora NERFINISHED ⓘ Swahili Coast cultural sphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionalAffiliation |
East Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Ocean islands ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousLawInfluence | Sharia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ spice cultivation ⓘ |
| traditionalExport |
cloves
ⓘ
vanilla ⓘ ylang-ylang ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Sunni Islam with Sufi influences ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Comorian language ⓘ French ⓘ Shikomori ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Arabic script
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Afro-Comorians in France