Barabaig
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Barabaig are a pastoralist ethnic subgroup of the Datooga people of north-central Tanzania, known for their cattle herding and distinct cultural traditions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
pastoralist community ⓘ |
| alsoSpeak |
Datooga language varieties
ⓘ
Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Tanzania ⓘ |
| countryOfficialLanguage | Swahili ⓘ |
| culturalChange |
increasing integration into national economy
ⓘ
partial adoption of formal education ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
age-set system
ⓘ
communal cattle herding ⓘ oral storytelling traditions ⓘ ritual feasting ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ |
| diet |
locally grown grains
ⓘ
meat from livestock ⓘ milk-based foods ⓘ |
| dressStyle |
beadwork adornment
ⓘ
distinctive leather garments ⓘ |
| environment |
savanna grasslands
ⓘ
semi-arid rangelands ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Datooga people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facingIssue |
environmental degradation of grazing lands
ⓘ
land rights conflicts ⓘ pressure from agricultural expansion ⓘ |
| housingType |
temporary pastoral encampments
ⓘ
thatched huts ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cattle herding expertise
ⓘ
resistance to land dispossession ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livestockType |
cattle
ⓘ
goats ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| marriagePractice |
bridewealth
ⓘ
polygyny ⓘ |
| populationTrend | affected by sedentarization policies ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
cattle herding
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| region | north-central Tanzania ⓘ |
| relatedGroup | other Datooga subgroups ⓘ |
| religiousChange |
some conversion to Christianity
ⓘ
some conversion to Islam ⓘ |
| riteOfPassage |
female initiation ceremonies
ⓘ
male initiation ceremonies ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based system ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Datooga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
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