Yedina
E905189
Yedina is an ethnic group living around Lake Chad, particularly on its islands and shores, known for their fishing and pastoralist lifestyle.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
human population group ⓘ |
| associatedBodyOfWater | Chari River–Lake Chad basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Cameroon
ⓘ
Chad ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalArea |
Central Sahel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Chad Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domesticatedAnimal |
cattle
ⓘ
goats ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| environment |
Sahel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
semi-arid islands ⓘ |
| ethnonymLanguage | Yedina language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Boudouma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buduma NERFINISHED ⓘ Buduma people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitsRegion |
Lake Chad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Chad islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Chad shores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Afroasiatic languages ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Yedina language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Chadic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livelihoodAdaptation | adaptation to fluctuating lake levels ⓘ |
| mobilityPattern | semi-nomadic ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Fulani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hausa NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanuri NERFINISHED ⓘ Kotoko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| recognizedAsMinority |
Cameroon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType |
island-dwelling community
ⓘ
lake-shore community ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| subsistenceType |
fishing-based subsistence
ⓘ
pastoralist subsistence ⓘ |
| traditionalFoodSource | fish from Lake Chad ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
island settlements
ⓘ
reed huts ⓘ |
| usesWatercraftType |
papyrus canoe
ⓘ
reed boat ⓘ |
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