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 13
Swahili civilization 1
Swahili culture 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 (17)

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