Haya
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The Haya are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group of northwestern Tanzania, known for their advanced precolonial ironworking and intensive banana-based agriculture around Lake Victoria.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| agriculturalStaple | bananas ⓘ |
| agriculturalSystem | intensive banana groves around homesteads ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSignificance | early high-temperature iron smelting in Africa ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
incorporated into German East Africa
ⓘ
later under British Tanganyika ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Tanzania ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Great Lakes region of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalTechnology | precolonial blast-furnace iron smelting ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advanced precolonial ironworking
ⓘ
intensive banana-based agriculture ⓘ |
| language | Haya language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu languages ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lake Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metalworkingProduct |
iron tools
ⓘ
iron weapons ⓘ |
| modernState | United Republic of Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | Haya language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Kerewe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nyambo NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyoro NERFINISHED ⓘ Zinza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northwestern Tanzania ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religion ⓘ |
| ritualPractice | ancestor veneration ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based organization ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Great Lakes Bantu peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalDance | communal dances at ceremonies ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ iron production ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
banana beer
ⓘ
matoke ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | thatched houses ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic | drum-based ensembles ⓘ |
| traditionalPoliticalOrganization |
chiefdoms
ⓘ
small kingdoms ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory | shores of Lake Victoria ⓘ |
| usesCrop |
bananas
ⓘ
beans ⓘ cassava ⓘ coffee ⓘ sweet potatoes ⓘ |
| usesLakeResources | fishing on Lake Victoria ⓘ |
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