Nambya people
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The Nambya people are a Bantu ethnic group primarily found in northwestern Zimbabwe and northeastern Botswana, closely related culturally and linguistically to neighboring groups such as the Kalanga.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Botswana
ⓘ
Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
initiation rites
ⓘ
traditional rainmaking ceremonies ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSimilarity | Kalanga people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupIn |
Botswana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnoLinguisticGroup | Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialectContinuumWith | Kalanga language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation | Rozvi Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageInfluence |
Kalanga language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shona languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Nambya language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu languages ⓘ |
| linguisticSimilarity | Kalanga language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northeastern Botswana
ⓘ
northwestern Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minorityStatus |
ethnic minority in Botswana
ⓘ
ethnic minority in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Kalanga people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ndebele people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonga people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLivelihood |
agriculture
ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ |
| region |
Hwange area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kazungula area NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambezi basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup | Kalanga people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
African traditional religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | Nambya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalArchitecture | mud and thatch homesteads ⓘ |
| traditionalDress |
animal-skin garments
ⓘ
beadwork ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic |
call-and-response singing
ⓘ
drumming ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Hwange District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matabeleland North Province NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin script ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Midlands Province