Swahili people

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The Swahili people are a Bantu ethnic group native to the East African coast, historically known as maritime traders and cultural intermediaries blending African, Arab, and Persian influences.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Swahili people canonical 26
Swahili peoples 2
Swahili civilization 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (72)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
ancestry Bantu peoples ⓘ
architectureMaterial coral stone ⓘ
architectureStyle Swahili architecture ⓘ
colonialHistory British Empire ⓘ
German East Africa ⓘ
Omani Sultanate ⓘ
linked to: Oman

Portuguese Empire ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Comoros ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Kenya ⓘ
Mozambique ⓘ
Oman ⓘ
Somalia ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ
Uganda ⓘ
cuisine Swahili cuisine ⓘ
culturalInfluence African culture ⓘ
Arab culture ⓘ
Persian culture ⓘ
culturalPractice Swahili poetry ⓘ
dhows sailing ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ
culturalRegion Coastal East Africa ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
demographicRole one of the largest ethnic groups in coastal Kenya ⓘ
one of the major coastal groups in Tanzania ⓘ
economicActivity craft production ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
trade ⓘ
ethnonym Waswahili ⓘ
linked to: Swahili language
heritageSite Lamu Old Town ⓘ
linked to: Lamu

Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani ⓘ
linked to: Kilwa Kisiwani

Ruins of Songo Mnara ⓘ
linked to: Songo Mnara

Stone Town of Zanzibar ⓘ
linked to: Stone Town
historicalRole Indian Ocean traders ⓘ
cultural intermediaries ⓘ
maritime traders ⓘ
historicalWritingSystem Arabic script ⓘ
linked to: Arabic alphabet
language Swahili language ⓘ
languageFamily Bantu languages ⓘ
legalTradition Islamic law ⓘ
linked to: Sharia
majorReligionIntroducedBy Arab traders ⓘ
maritimeTechnology dhow ⓘ
music Ngoma ⓘ
Taarab ⓘ
nativeTo Comoros ⓘ
East African coast ⓘ
Kenya ⓘ
Lamu Archipelago ⓘ
linked to: Lamu

Mozambique ⓘ
Somalia ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ
Zanzibar ⓘ
region Swahili Coast ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
religiousBuilding mosque ⓘ
tradeGoods gold ⓘ
ivory ⓘ
slaves ⓘ
spices ⓘ
textiles ⓘ
tradeNetwork Indian Ocean trade ⓘ
traditionalHousing stone houses ⓘ
thatched houses ⓘ
urbanCenters Kilwa Kisiwani ⓘ
Lamu ⓘ
Mombasa ⓘ
Zanzibar City ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (31)

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

Mombasa → ethnicGroup → Swahili people ⓘ
Zanzibar → ethnicGroup → Swahili people ⓘ
Swahili Coast → ethnicGroup → Swahili people ⓘ
Sabaki languages → areSpokenBy → Swahili people ⓘ
Coast Province, Kenya → ethnicGroup → Swahili people ⓘ
Kiamu → hasEthnicGroup → Swahili people of Lamu ⓘ
linked to: Swahili people
Mvita → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Swahili people ⓘ
Comorians → relatedEthnicGroup → Swahili people ⓘ
Mijikenda → neighboringGroups → Swahili people ⓘ
Ali Kiba → ethnicGroup → Swahili people ⓘ
Husuni Ndogo → associatedWith → Swahili civilization ⓘ
linked to: Swahili people
Lindi Region → hasEthnicGroup → Swahili people ⓘ
Omani Empire → ethnicGroup → Swahili peoples ⓘ
linked to: Swahili people
Shirazi → associatedWith → Swahili culture ⓘ
linked to: Swahili people
Shirazi → relatedGroup → Swahili people ⓘ
Abdulrazak Gurnah → ethnicGroup → Swahili people ⓘ
subject linked to: Abdulrazak
East African art → associatedWithPeople → Swahili people ⓘ
Pemba → ethnicGroup → Swahili people ⓘ
Kilifi County → ethnicGroup → Swahili people ⓘ
Unguja Island → hasEthnicGroup → Swahili people ⓘ
Bajuni people → relatedEthnicGroup → Swahili people ⓘ
Segeju people → relatedTo → Swahili people ⓘ
Lamu County → hasEthnicGroup → Swahili people ⓘ
Makonde people → neighboringGroups → Swahili people ⓘ
Pemba Island → ethnicGroup → Swahili people ⓘ
Pwani Region → hasEthnicGroup → Swahili people ⓘ
Ndengereko people → culturallyRelatedTo → Swahili people ⓘ
Ngoma → associatedWith → Swahili people ⓘ
Chonyi → relatedEthnicGroup → Swahili people ⓘ
African peoples → include → Swahili people ⓘ
Indian Ocean slave trade → involvedEthnicGroup → Swahili peoples ⓘ
linked to: Swahili people