Tumbuka people
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The Tumbuka people are a Bantu ethnic group of south-central Africa, primarily living in northern Malawi and parts of Zambia and Tanzania, known for their rich oral traditions, farming livelihoods, and distinctive matrilineal social structures.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| agriculturalCrops |
cassava
ⓘ
groundnuts ⓘ maize ⓘ millet ⓘ sorghum ⓘ |
| clanSystem | matrilineal clans ⓘ |
| colonialExperience | British colonial rule ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Eastern Province, Zambia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muchinga Province, Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Region, Malawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Lake Malawi region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Malawi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Nyasaland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inheritancePattern | matrilineal inheritance ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | matrilineal descent ⓘ |
| knownFor |
folktales
ⓘ
proverbs ⓘ rich oral traditions ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu languages ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Tumbuka language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| marriageResidencePattern | uxorilocal ⓘ |
| oralLiterature |
epic narratives
ⓘ
legends ⓘ myths ⓘ |
| populationDistribution | rural ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | northern Malawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionLanguageStatus | major language group in northern Malawi ⓘ |
| socialStructure | matrilineal ⓘ |
| subregion | south-central Africa ⓘ |
| traditionalArt |
basketry
ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
mud-brick houses
ⓘ
thatched roofs ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
farming
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic |
dance
ⓘ
drumming ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | African traditional religion ⓘ |
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