Alur-Jonam (lake-shore Alur communities)
E949062
Alur-Jonam are lake-shore communities of the Alur people, traditionally living along the shores of Lake Albert and Lake Edward and known for livelihoods closely tied to fishing and lakeside agriculture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alur-Jonam | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic subgroup
ⓘ
lake-shore community ⓘ |
| agriculturalType | rain-fed agriculture ⓘ |
| borderContext | live across Uganda–DRC border ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical savanna ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
affected by Belgian colonial rule in Congo
ⓘ
affected by British colonial rule in Uganda ⓘ |
| country |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
ⓘ
Uganda ⓘ |
| culturalAffiliation | Alur culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
communal fish processing
ⓘ
lake-related rituals ⓘ |
| demographicType | rural communities ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fish trade
ⓘ
small-scale fishing ⓘ subsistence farming ⓘ |
| environment | Great Lakes region of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Alur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnographicType | Nilotic people ⓘ |
| fishingMethod | artisanal fishing ⓘ |
| foodSource |
freshwater fish
ⓘ
lake-shore crops ⓘ |
| language | Alur language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Luo languages
ⓘ
Western Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livelihood |
fishing
ⓘ
lakeside agriculture ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lake Albert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Edward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oralTradition | Alur oral history ⓘ |
| region |
Lake Albert region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Edward region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Alur of the highlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luo peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Alur beliefs ⓘ |
| resourceDependency |
lake fisheries
ⓘ
lakeside arable land ⓘ |
| riskExposure |
fluctuations in lake water levels
ⓘ
overfishing pressures ⓘ |
| settlementPattern | lakeshore villages ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based structure ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Alur people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subsistenceStrategy | mixed fishing and farming ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
shores of Lake Albert
ⓘ
shores of Lake Edward ⓘ |
| transport | canoes ⓘ |
| usesWaterBody |
Lake Albert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Edward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.