Anyuak

E1047170

The Anyuak are a Nilotic ethnic group primarily inhabiting parts of South Sudan and western Ethiopia, known for their agro-pastoral lifestyle and rich oral traditions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Anyuak canonical 9
Anuki 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Nilotic people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
alternativeName Anuak ⓘ
Anywaa ⓘ
linked to: Anywa
continent Africa ⓘ
culturalPractice communal dances ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ
storytelling gatherings ⓘ
economicActivity agriculture ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
riverine farming ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Ethiopia ⓘ
South Sudan ⓘ
ethnonym Anyuak ⓘ
hasOralTradition folktales ⓘ
genealogical recitations ⓘ
praise poetry ⓘ
rich oral literature ⓘ
languageFamily Nilotic languages ⓘ
languageSpoken Anyuak language ⓘ
linked to: Anuak language
mainCrops maize ⓘ
sesame ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ
tobacco ⓘ
vegetables ⓘ
musicTradition call-and-response singing ⓘ
drum-based music ⓘ
politicalStructure hereditary chiefs ⓘ
kings ⓘ
populationDistribution Gambela Region of Ethiopia ⓘ
linked to: Gambella region

Jonglei State of South Sudan ⓘ
linked to: Jonglei State
primaryRegion eastern South Sudan ⓘ
western Ethiopia ⓘ
regionType Nile Basin ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Dinka ⓘ
Nuer ⓘ
Shilluk ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
traditional African religion ⓘ
socialOrganization clan-based system ⓘ
village-based chiefdoms ⓘ
subgroupOf Eastern Nilotes ⓘ
linked to: Nilotic peoples
traditionalBelief ancestor veneration ⓘ
spirit worship ⓘ
traditionalHousing thatched huts ⓘ
traditionalLifestyle agro-pastoralism ⓘ
usesRiver Akobo River ⓘ
Baro River NERFINISHED ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jonglei → ethnicGroup → Anyuak ⓘ
Anuki language → hasAlternativeName → Anuki ⓘ
linked to: Anyuak
Jonglei State → ethnicGroup → Anyuak ⓘ
Anuak → alsoKnownAs → Anyuak ⓘ
Murle → neighboringGroup → Anyuak ⓘ
Anyuak → ethnonym → Anyuak ⓘ