Avokaya
E905147
Avokaya are an ethnic group of Central Africa, primarily living in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for speaking the Avokaya language.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| conflictImpact | affected by South Sudanese civil conflicts ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
ⓘ
South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
communal rituals
ⓘ
dance ⓘ initiation rites ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Moru–Madi cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Avokaya people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedWithin |
Western Equatoria State (South Sudan)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAutonym | Avokaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageBranch | Moru–Madi languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily | Nilo-Saharan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageSubfamily | Central Sudanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageEndangermentStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| languageShiftPressureFrom |
Arabic (Juba Arabic)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English NERFINISHED ⓘ Lingala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Avokaya language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | minority language ⓘ |
| languageUseDomain |
home and community communication
ⓘ
traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
| linguisticRelation |
closely related to Lugbara language
ⓘ
closely related to Madi language ⓘ closely related to Moru language ⓘ |
| migrationPattern | internal displacement due to conflict ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Baka (South Sudan)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madi NERFINISHED ⓘ Moru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oralTradition |
rich folklore
ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ |
| partOf |
ethnic groups of South Sudan
ⓘ
ethnic groups of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| primaryCrops |
cassava
ⓘ
groundnuts ⓘ maize ⓘ sorghum ⓘ |
| region | Central Africa ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
hunting and gathering
ⓘ
small-scale animal husbandry ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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