AbaBemba

E701844

Bantu people ethnic group

AbaBemba are a major Bantu ethnic group primarily found in northern Zambia, known for their rich cultural traditions, centralized chieftaincy, and historical Bemba Kingdom.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Bemba	10
BaBemba	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bantu people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ
associatedCountry	Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Zambia ⓘ
culturalIdentity	Bemba NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalPractice	ancestor veneration ⓘ initiation ceremonies ⓘ royal rituals ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup	Bemba people NERFINISHED ⓘ
governanceType	centralized chieftaincy ⓘ
hasKingdom	Bemba Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalInfluenceRegion	Northern Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
historicalPolity	Bemba Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
kinshipSystem	matrilineal descent ⓘ
language	Bemba language NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily	Bantu languages ⓘ Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
majorEthnicStatus	one of the largest ethnic groups in Zambia ⓘ
migrationOrigin	Luba region NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
musicTradition	call-and-response singing ⓘ drumming ⓘ
notableClan	Bena Ng’andu NERFINISHED ⓘ
oralTradition	historical narratives ⓘ praise poetry ⓘ
politicalSystemFeature	hierarchy of chiefs ⓘ paramount chief ⓘ
primaryRegion	Northern Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Copperbelt Province, Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ Luapula Province, Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Province, Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ traditional African religion ⓘ
selfDesignation	AbaBemba NERFINISHED ⓘ
socialStructure	chiefdoms ⓘ
traditionalCapital	Lubemba NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalCrops	cassava ⓘ finger millet ⓘ maize ⓘ
traditionalDance	harvest dances ⓘ war dances ⓘ
traditionalEconomy	fishing ⓘ hunting ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ
traditionalReligionElement	belief in a supreme being ⓘ spirit mediums ⓘ
traditionalRulerTitle	Chitimukulu NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalSuccessionRule	matrilineal succession ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bemba people → alsoKnownAs → AbaBemba ⓘ

this entity surface form: BaBemba

Bemba people → alsoKnownAs → AbaBemba ⓘ

Zone L (Guthrie classification) → containsLanguage → AbaBemba ⓘ