Didinga people
E952070
The Didinga people are an ethnic group of pastoralists and farmers living mainly in the Didinga Hills of Eastern Equatoria in South Sudan, known for their Surmic language and rich cattle-centered culture.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
pastoralist community ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| conflictExperience | Second Sudanese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryBeforeIndependence | Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryCapital | Juba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalFocus | cattle ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
age-set system
ⓘ
bridewealth in cattle ⓘ initiation rites ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cattle herding
ⓘ
crop farming ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Surmic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFeature |
mountainous terrain
ⓘ
savanna environment ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Nilo-Saharan languages
ⓘ
Surmic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Didinga language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPoliticalEntity | Eastern Equatoria State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
beans
ⓘ
maize ⓘ sorghum ⓘ |
| mainLivestock |
cattle
ⓘ
goats ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Boyya people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lango people (South Sudan) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lopit people NERFINISHED ⓘ Murle people NERFINISHED ⓘ Toposa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oralTradition |
folktales
ⓘ
proverbs ⓘ songs ⓘ |
| partOf | ethnic groups of South Sudan ⓘ |
| primaryLivelihood |
agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| primarySettlementArea | Didinga Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Equatoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based society ⓘ |
| subsistenceType | agro-pastoralism ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | African traditional religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.