Kerewe
E725057
The Kerewe are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group primarily living on Ukerewe Island in Lake Victoria in northwestern Tanzania, known for their fishing traditions and distinctive cultural practices.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedBodyOfWater | Lake Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
British Tanganyika
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Tanzania ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Mwanza Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Kerewe people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtForm |
dance
ⓘ
drumming ⓘ oral storytelling ⓘ ritual sculpture ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
ancestral veneration
ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ spirit possession rituals ⓘ |
| hasIslandTerritory | Ukerewe Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lake Victoria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernState | United Republic of Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroups |
Haya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jita NERFINISHED ⓘ Sukuma NERFINISHED ⓘ Zanaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | Ukerewe Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East Africa ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religion ⓘ |
| speaks | Kerewe language ⓘ |
| subsistencePattern | fishing-based economy ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
ancestral spirits
ⓘ
lake spirits ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
lake transport ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | thatched houses ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership | chiefs ⓘ |
| uses | dugout canoes ⓘ |
| usesFishingGear |
hooks
ⓘ
nets ⓘ traps ⓘ |
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