Hima
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The Hima are a pastoralist ethnic group of the African Great Lakes region, closely associated with cattle herding and historically linked to the Tutsi and other Nilotic or Hamitic-speaking communities.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
pastoralist community ⓘ |
| adaptation | use of seasonal movements to cope with drought ⓘ |
| associatedWith | cattle herding ⓘ |
| colonialDiscourseRole | used as example in Hamitic hypothesis theories ⓘ |
| colonialEraPerception | portrayed as racially distinct pastoral aristocracy in some European writings ⓘ |
| conflictVulnerability | land and grazing disputes ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation | cattle as symbol of wealth and status ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
age and gender roles linked to cattle management
ⓘ
bridewealth in cattle ⓘ |
| demographicType | minority group in most states where present ⓘ |
| economicActivity | pastoralism ⓘ |
| ethnographicInterest | studied in relation to pastoralism and ethnicity in East Africa ⓘ |
| ethnoHistoricalCategory | Hamitic ⓘ |
| heritage | oral traditions about cattle origins and migrations ⓘ |
| historicallyLinkedTo |
Hamitic-speaking communities
ⓘ
Nilotic-speaking communities ⓘ Tutsi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | herders for local kings and chiefs in some Great Lakes polities ⓘ |
| identityDebate | subject of scholarly debate on ethnicity and race in the Great Lakes ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | clan-based organization (varies by locality) ⓘ |
| languageFamilyContext | Bantu-speaking environments ⓘ |
| livelihood |
cattle keeping
ⓘ
milk production ⓘ |
| livestockType | Ankole or long-horned cattle ⓘ |
| locatedIn | African Great Lakes region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mobilityPattern | transhumant pastoralism ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups | Bairu (in parts of Uganda) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oftenClassifiedAs |
distinct pastoralist stratum in Great Lakes societies
ⓘ
sub-group of Tutsi in some colonial-era ethnographies ⓘ |
| politicalHistory | sometimes associated with ruling or warrior strata in precolonial polities ⓘ |
| region |
Burundi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity (various denominations)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islam (minority) ⓘ |
| resourceUse |
grazing lands
ⓘ
water points for cattle ⓘ |
| socialIdentity | pastoralist identity distinct from neighboring cultivators ⓘ |
| socialStratification | cattle-owning elite in some local contexts ⓘ |
| subsistence | milk, blood, and meat from cattle ⓘ |
| traditionalBeliefs | indigenous African religious practices ⓘ |
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