Kanembu
E800669
The Kanembu are an ethnic group of the Lake Chad region, historically linked to the ruling elite and culture of the medieval Kanem-Bornu Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kanembu canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lake Chad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
trans-Saharan trade ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| culturalInfluenceOn | Kanuri people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Cameroon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Chad region NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonymLanguage | Kanembu language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAutonym | Kanembu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCapitalLinked |
Ngazargamu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Njimi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyLinkedTo |
Bornu Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kanem Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanem-Bornu Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | ruling elite of Kanem-Bornu Empire ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Nilo-Saharan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Kanembu language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Saharan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorReligionToday | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Hausa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kanuri NERFINISHED ⓘ Toubou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | peoples of the Lake Chad Basin ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Kanem Region, Chad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lac Region, Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religionBranch | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesAncestryWith | Kanuri people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subregion | Central Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
millet-based dishes
ⓘ
sorghum-based dishes ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | mud-brick houses ⓘ |
| traditionalLivestock |
cattle
ⓘ
goats ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionBeforeIslam | African traditional religions ⓘ |
| usesScript | Arabic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.