Kwere people
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The Kwere people are a Bantu ethnic group of coastal Tanzania, known for their distinct language and cultural traditions closely linked to other coastal communities.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| agriculturalCrops |
cassava
ⓘ
coconut ⓘ maize ⓘ various coastal food crops ⓘ |
| associatedWithBodyOfWater | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialHistoryContext |
British Tanganyika
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Tanzania ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfficialLanguageEnvironment |
English language
ⓘ
Swahili language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Swahili coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Kwere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystemUsage | Latin script (via Swahili and other languages) ⓘ |
| language | Kwere language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Bantu languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDayAdministrativeArea |
Morogoro Region
GENERATED
ⓘ
Pwani Region GENERATED ⓘ |
| modernStateContext | United Republic of Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Indian Ocean coast of Tanzania ⓘ |
| partOf | coastal Tanzanian communities ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | coastal Tanzania ⓘ |
| region | East Africa ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ |
| sharesCulturalTraitsWith |
Doe people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zaramo people NERFINISHED ⓘ other Swahili coast communities ⓘ |
| traditionalBeliefElements |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
spirit beliefs ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| traditionalHousingMaterials |
mud
ⓘ
poles and timber ⓘ thatch ⓘ |
| traditionalMusicInstruments |
drums
ⓘ
local rattles and percussion ⓘ |
| traditionalSocialOrganization | clan-based structures ⓘ |
| usesLinguaFranca | Swahili language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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