Bira people
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The Bira people are an indigenous ethnic group of the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for their distinct language and cultural traditions within the Ituri forest region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bira people canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
armed conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
ⓘ
deforestation in the Ituri forest ⓘ |
| associatedWithEcoregion | Congo Basin rainforest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Ituri forest region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicMinorityIn | Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Bantu peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtForm |
dance
ⓘ
oral poetry ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ traditional healing ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTradition |
distinct ritual practices
ⓘ
forest-based subsistence practices ⓘ oral traditions ⓘ |
| hasKnowledgeSystem | ethnobotanical knowledge of forest plants ⓘ |
| hasSocialStructure | clan-based organization ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
Ituri forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| language | Bira language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Niger-Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticFamily | Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ituri Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nord-Kivu Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringPeoples |
Lendu people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mbuti people NERFINISHED ⓘ Nande people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | peoples of the Congo Basin ⓘ |
| populationStatus | small population ⓘ |
| primaryLivelihood |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hunting and gathering ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous community in the Congo Basin ⓘ |
| region |
Ituri forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| religion |
African traditional religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | forest-adapted dwellings ⓘ |
| usesEnvironment | tropical rainforest resources ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Bira language ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.