African peoples
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African peoples are the diverse indigenous ethnic groups of the African continent, encompassing a wide range of cultures, languages, and histories that have significantly shaped global civilization and the African diaspora.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| African peoples canonical | 1 |
| Africans | 1 |
| Niger–Congo peoples | 1 |
Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group collection ⓘ |
| associatedLanguageFamily |
Afroasiatic languages
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Khoisan languages ⓘ Niger-Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Nilo-Saharan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedReligion |
Baha'i Faith
NERFINISHED
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Christianity ⓘ Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ |
| characteristic |
culturally diverse
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historically diverse ⓘ linguistically diverse ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| culturalContribution |
agricultural knowledge
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architecture ⓘ cuisine ⓘ dance ⓘ music ⓘ oral literature ⓘ philosophy ⓘ religious thought ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| demographicSignificance | large share of world population ⓘ |
| haveDiasporaIn |
Americas
NERFINISHED
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Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| include |
Afroasiatic-speaking peoples
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Akan people NERFINISHED ⓘ Amazigh (Berber) peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Amhara people NERFINISHED ⓘ Arabized African peoples ⓘ Bantu peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Berber people NERFINISHED ⓘ Cushitic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Fulani people NERFINISHED ⓘ Hausa people NERFINISHED ⓘ Hutu people NERFINISHED ⓘ Igbo people NERFINISHED ⓘ Khoisan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Maasai people NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger-Congo-speaking peoples ⓘ Nilo-Saharan-speaking peoples ⓘ Nilotic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Nubian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Oromo people NERFINISHED ⓘ Pygmy peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ San people NERFINISHED ⓘ Shona people NERFINISHED ⓘ Somali people NERFINISHED ⓘ Swahili people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuareg people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tutsi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Xhosa people NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoruba people NERFINISHED ⓘ Zulu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorHistoricalProcess |
Atlantic slave trade
NERFINISHED
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Bantu expansion NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean trade ⓘ trans-Saharan trade ⓘ |
| notableHistoricalEmpires |
Benin Kingdom
GENERATED
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Great Zimbabwe GENERATED ⓘ Kingdom of Aksum GENERATED ⓘ Kingdom of Kush GENERATED ⓘ Kongo Kingdom GENERATED ⓘ Mali Empire GENERATED ⓘ Songhai Empire GENERATED ⓘ |
| politicalOrganizationForms |
city-states
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empires ⓘ kingdoms ⓘ stateless societies ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
formed African diaspora
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shaped global civilization ⓘ |
| timeDepth | prehistoric origins ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Africans
this entity surface form:
Niger–Congo peoples