Asua people
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The Asua people are an Indigenous Central African Pygmy group traditionally known as forest-dwelling hunter-gatherers with close cultural and economic ties to neighboring farming communities.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
Pygmy group ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Aka-Asoa (in some sources)
ⓘ
Asoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bantu-speaking farmers
ⓘ
Central Sudanic-speaking farmers ⓘ Lese people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| culturalChange |
increasing sedentarization near villages
ⓘ
participation in wage labor ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
forest-based subsistence
ⓘ
mobility within forest territories ⓘ strong ties to neighboring farming communities ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | small population ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
collecting honey
ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ trade with agriculturalists ⓘ trapping ⓘ |
| economicRelation | exchange of forest products with farmers ⓘ |
| ethnographicCategory | Mbuti–related Pygmy group ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Central Sudanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageRelation | speak dialects related to Lese language ⓘ |
| region | Central Africa ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Efe people
ⓘ
Mbuti people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
animist beliefs
ⓘ
forest spirit veneration ⓘ |
| socialRelation | patron–client relations with neighboring farmers ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
kin-based groups
ⓘ
small bands ⓘ |
| subsistenceBase |
honey
ⓘ
wild game ⓘ wild plants and fruits ⓘ |
| tradeGoodsProvided |
forest products
ⓘ
meat ⓘ |
| tradeGoodsReceived |
cloth
ⓘ
cultivated foods ⓘ iron tools ⓘ salt ⓘ |
| traditionalHabitat |
Ituri Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | hunter-gatherer ⓘ |
| vulnerability |
loss of traditional forest lands
ⓘ
marginalization within national society ⓘ threats from deforestation ⓘ |
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