Pokomo people
E525288
The Pokomo people are a Bantu ethnic group primarily living along Kenya’s Tana River, known for riverine agriculture, fishing, and a rich oral and musical heritage.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| agriculturalSystem |
floodplain farming
ⓘ
irrigated riverbank farming ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| countryMinorityStatus | ethnic minority in Kenya ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
initiation ceremonies
ⓘ
ritual songs ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | council of elders ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
dance traditions
ⓘ
musical heritage ⓘ oral traditions ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu languages ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
riverine agriculture ⓘ small-scale livestock keeping ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
call-and-response singing
ⓘ
drum-based rhythms ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Mijikenda peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orma people NERFINISHED ⓘ Somali people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oralLiterature |
epic narratives
ⓘ
folktales ⓘ proverbs ⓘ |
| primaryHabitat | Tana River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Tana River County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Coastal Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based structure ⓘ |
| subgroup |
Lower Pokomo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Pokomo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthority | clan elders ⓘ |
| traditionalBeliefSystem | Pokomo indigenous religion ⓘ |
| traditionalFishingMethod |
river fishing with nets
ⓘ
use of fish traps ⓘ |
| traditionalFoodProduction |
cultivation of bananas
ⓘ
cultivation of maize ⓘ cultivation of rice ⓘ cultivation of sugarcane ⓘ cultivation of vegetables ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | thatched houses ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
Pokomo language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swahili language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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