Namwanga people
E714415
The Namwanga people are a Bantu ethnic group primarily found in northeastern Zambia and parts of Tanzania, known for their shared cultural and linguistic heritage with neighboring groups such as the Mambwe.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| borderStraddlingGroup | yes ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Tanzania
ⓘ
Zambia ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Northern Province of Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Tanzania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticCluster | Mambwe-Lungu-Namwanga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Namwanga language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Bantu languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bantu-speaking populations of Tanzania
ⓘ
Bantu-speaking populations of Zambia ⓘ |
| region |
northeastern Zambia
ⓘ
southern Tanzania ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Lungu people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mambwe people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sharesCulturalHeritageWith | Mambwe people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesLinguisticHeritageWith | Mambwe people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | patrilineal ⓘ |
| subregion |
East Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
beans
ⓘ
maize ⓘ millet ⓘ |
| traditionalDance | folk dances ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
cattle keeping
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic | drum-based music ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | African traditional religion ⓘ |
| usesClanSystem | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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