Taita people
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The Taita people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic community of southeastern Kenya known for their distinct language, terraced agriculture in the Taita Hills, and rich cultural traditions.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| agriculturalProduct |
bananas
ⓘ
beans ⓘ maize ⓘ millet ⓘ |
| agriculturalTechnique | terracing to prevent soil erosion ⓘ |
| autonym | Wataita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderingCountryContext | near Tanzania border ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | incorporated into British East Africa ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Taita-Taveta County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalArea | East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
age-set system
ⓘ
ancestor veneration ⓘ initiation rites ⓘ oral storytelling ⓘ |
| environment |
montane forest
ⓘ
savanna lowlands ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Coast Province, Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Bantu languages
ⓘ
Niger-Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLanguage |
Kidawida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taita language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernAdministrativeUnit | Taita-Taveta County, Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Kenyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Wataita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLandscapeFeature | Taita Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | Taita Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southeastern Kenya ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Chagga people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mijikenda people NERFINISHED ⓘ Pangani corridor Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ Pare people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
African traditional religion
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| traditionalAgriculture |
terraced agriculture in the Taita Hills
ⓘ
terraced farming ⓘ |
| traditionalDance |
harvest dances
ⓘ
warrior dances ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | trade with coastal Swahili communities ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
stone and mud houses
ⓘ
thatched-roof houses ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
livestock keeping
ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic |
call-and-response singing
ⓘ
drumming ⓘ |
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