Nama people
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The Nama people are an indigenous Khoikhoi ethnic group of southern Africa known for their pastoralist traditions, rich oral culture, and history in regions of present-day Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa.
Aliases (1)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Khoikhoi people
→
ethnic group → indigenous people → |
| broaderEthnicCategory |
Khoikhoi
→
Khoisan peoples → |
| colonialHistory |
German South West Africa
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| continent |
Africa
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| country |
Botswana
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Namibia → South Africa → |
| culturalHeritage |
praise poetry
→
rich oral tradition → storytelling → traditional dance → traditional music → |
| culturalPractice |
initiation rites
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oral history transmission → traditional dress → |
| ethnonym |
Nama
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| heritageStatus |
part of Namibia’s cultural heritage
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| historicalEvent |
Herero and Namaqua genocide
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| language |
Nama language
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| languageFamily |
Khoe languages
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| leader |
Hendrik Witbooi
→
Jakob Marengo → |
| livelihood |
semi-nomadic pastoralism
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| persecutedBy |
German Empire
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| populationCenter |
Namibia
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Northern Cape NERFINISHED → Southern Namibia → |
| recognizedAs |
indigenous people of Namibia
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| region |
southern Africa
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| relatedGroup |
Damara people
NERFINISHED
→
Herero people → San people → |
| religion |
Christianity
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| resistance |
anti-colonial uprisings against German rule
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| socialOrganization |
chieftaincy
→
clan-based structure → |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
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| traditionalCraft |
beadwork
→
leatherwork → |
| traditionalEconomy |
cattle herding
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goat herding → sheep herding → |
| traditionalHousing |
portable huts
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| traditionalLifestyle |
pastoralism
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| traditionalReligion |
ancestor veneration
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animism → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape
("Nama community")
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coManagedBy |
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Namaqualand
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hasEthnicGroup |
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Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape
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inhabitedBy |
|
Khoikhoi
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relatedEthnicGroup |
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Nama
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spokenBy |