Zinza people
E819519
The Zinza people are a Bantu ethnic group living primarily along the shores and islands of Lake Victoria in northwestern Tanzania, known for fishing, agriculture, and a culture closely related to other lake-shore communities.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Tanzania
ⓘ
United Republic of Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Lake Victoria Bantu cultures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Zinza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
islands in Lake Victoria within Tanzania
ⓘ
northwestern shores of Lake Victoria ⓘ |
| hasCulturalArea | Lake Victoria region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringGroup |
Haya people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jita people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerewe people NERFINISHED ⓘ Sukuma people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
islands of Lake Victoria
ⓘ
shores of Lake Victoria ⓘ |
| partOf | Bantu-speaking populations of East Africa ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ |
| region | northwestern Tanzania ⓘ |
| relatedTo | other Lake Victoria lakeshore communities ⓘ |
| residesIn | Lake Victoria basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomyType | mixed fishing and farming economy ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
inland fishing
ⓘ
small-scale farming ⓘ |
| usesEnvironment | lacustrine resources of Lake Victoria ⓘ |
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