Gbaya people
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The Gbaya people are an ethnic group of Central Africa, primarily in the Central African Republic and neighboring countries, known for their farming traditions, rich oral culture, and distinct Gbaya languages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gbaya people canonical | 2 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
indigenous people of Central Africa ⓘ |
| artForm |
body decoration
ⓘ
mask making ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Cameroon
ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
dance
ⓘ
epic narratives ⓘ proverbs ⓘ rich oral tradition ⓘ ritual music ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild foods ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Gbaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalExperience | resistance to French colonial rule ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| language |
Bodoe
ⓘ
Bokoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Buli NERFINISHED ⓘ Bwaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Gbaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Kara NERFINISHED ⓘ Laka NERFINISHED ⓘ Suma NERFINISHED ⓘ Toongo NERFINISHED ⓘ Yalna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Adamawa languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Gbaya languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
cassava
ⓘ
maize ⓘ peanuts ⓘ yams ⓘ |
| populationRegion |
eastern Cameroon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Central African Republic ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Central African Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Africa ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
segmentary lineage system
ⓘ
village-based communities ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
shifting cultivation
ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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