Makua people
E598142
The Makua people are a Bantu ethnic group of southeastern Africa, primarily in Mozambique, known for their distinct language, matrilineal traditions, and agricultural livelihoods.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| agriculturalTool | hoe ⓘ |
| artForm |
basketry
ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ |
| cashCrop |
cashew nuts
ⓘ
cotton ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical savanna ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | subject to Portuguese colonial rule in Mozambique ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Malawi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania ⓘ |
| culturalArea | East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| descentRule | matrilineal descent ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inheritancePattern | matrilineal inheritance ⓘ |
| initiationRites |
female initiation ceremonies
ⓘ
male initiation ceremonies ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | matrilineal ⓘ |
| language | Makua language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Bantu languages
ⓘ
Niger-Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livestock |
chickens
ⓘ
goats ⓘ |
| majorReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| marriageResidencePattern | uxorilocal ⓘ |
| musicTradition |
call-and-response singing
ⓘ
drumming ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Makonde people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sena people NERFINISHED ⓘ Yao people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | northern Mozambique ⓘ |
| region | southeastern Africa ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based ⓘ |
| stapleCrop |
cassava
ⓘ
maize ⓘ sorghum ⓘ |
| subsistenceType | smallholder farming ⓘ |
| tradeHistory | involved in Indian Ocean coastal trade ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | thatched houses ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
agriculture
ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.