Lendu people
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The Lendu people are an agricultural ethnic group of northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for their distinct language and for their involvement in regional land and resource conflicts, particularly in Ituri.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Second Congo War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
militia violence in Ituri ⓘ |
| associatedProvince | Ituri Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTerritory |
Djugu Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irumu Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictPeriod |
early 2000s
ⓘ
late 1990s ⓘ |
| conflictType |
land conflict
ⓘ
resource conflict ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
ⓘ
Uganda ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Lendu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | customary chiefs ⓘ |
| hasAutonym | BaLendu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
communal farming practices
ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ traditional conflict resolution mechanisms ⓘ |
| hasLanguageCode | ISO 639-3: led ⓘ |
| hasOralTraditions | Lendu oral history ⓘ |
| hasPopulationRegion | Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalTensionWith | Hema people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Ituri conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Lendu language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Central Sudanic languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nilo-Saharan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Great Lakes region of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity | smallholder farming ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup | Hema people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ituri ethnic mosaic ⓘ |
| primaryCrops |
bananas
ⓘ
beans ⓘ cassava ⓘ maize ⓘ rice ⓘ |
| primaryLivelihood | agriculture ⓘ |
| region |
Ituri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based ⓘ |
| subjectOf | human rights reports on Ituri conflict ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
small-scale livestock keeping
ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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