Tennet people
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The Tennet people are an indigenous ethnic group of South Sudan, traditionally agro-pastoralists with their own Surmic language and distinct cultural practices.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tennet language | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Surmic language
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Second Sudanese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| agriculturalCrops |
beans
ⓘ
maize ⓘ millet ⓘ sesame ⓘ sorghum ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryBeforeIndependence | Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Eastern Nilotic–Surmic cultural zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPreservationIssues |
language endangerment risk
ⓘ
pressure from neighboring dominant groups ⓘ |
| domesticAnimals |
cattle
ⓘ
chickens ⓘ goats ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Surmic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Tennet language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Eastern Sudanic languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ Surmic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups |
Boyya people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Didinga people NERFINISHED ⓘ Lopit people NERFINISHED ⓘ Murle people NERFINISHED ⓘ Toposa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLivelihood |
agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Equatoria State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousChange | increasing Christian influence ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
age-set rituals
ⓘ
initiation ceremonies ⓘ sacrifices involving cattle ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based society ⓘ |
| subsistenceType | agro-pastoralism ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | barter ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | thatched huts ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | African traditional religion ⓘ |
| uses |
cattle for bridewealth
ⓘ
cattle for ritual purposes ⓘ cattle for social status ⓘ |
| vulnerability |
insecurity from armed conflict
ⓘ
marginalization ⓘ |
| writingSystemStatus | language primarily oral ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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