Basoga
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The Basoga are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group predominantly inhabiting Uganda’s Busoga region, known for their rich cultural traditions and use of the Lusoga language.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Jinja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDistrict |
Bugiri District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buyende District NERFINISHED ⓘ Iganga District NERFINISHED ⓘ Jinja District NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaliro District NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamuli District NERFINISHED ⓘ Mayuge District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfRegion | Jinja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectiveDemonym | Basoga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| countryOfficialLanguage |
English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
clan-based social organization
ⓘ
initiation rituals ⓘ storytelling ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Lusoga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageAutonym | Lusoga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Bantu languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| majorCrops |
bananas
ⓘ
cassava ⓘ maize ⓘ sugarcane ⓘ |
| musicStyle | traditional drum-based music ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Baganda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bagisu NERFINISHED ⓘ Iteso NERFINISHED ⓘ Samia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peopleAutonym | Basoga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Busoga region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionAdministrativeStatus | sub-region of Eastern Region, Uganda ⓘ |
| regionMainLake | Lake Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionMainRiver | Nile River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | eastern Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
African traditional religion
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ |
| singularDemonym | Musoga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalKingdom | Busoga Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalLeaderTitle | Kyabazinga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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