Lomwe people
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The Lomwe people are a Bantu ethnic group primarily found in Malawi and Mozambique, known for their distinct language, agricultural traditions, and rich cultural practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lomwe people canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| art |
basket weaving
ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ |
| cashCrop |
coffee
ⓘ
tea ⓘ tobacco ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Malawi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | rich oral tradition ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ oral storytelling ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ |
| demographicPresence |
Nampula Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Region of Malawi NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambezia Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cash-crop farming
ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem |
matrilineal elements
ⓘ
patrilineal elements ⓘ |
| language | Lomwe language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Bantu languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| music | use of drums in ceremonies ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Chewa people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Makua people NERFINISHED ⓘ Yao people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Northern Mozambique
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeastern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Malawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Chewa people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Makhuwa people NERFINISHED ⓘ Yao people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based organization ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
beans
ⓘ
cassava ⓘ maize ⓘ millet ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood | subsistence farming ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation | agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionFeature |
belief in ancestral spirits
ⓘ
use of divination ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.