Hambukushu people

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The Hambukushu people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group of northwestern Botswana and neighboring regions, traditionally known as riverine farmers, fishers, and hunters with a rich cultural heritage closely tied to the Okavango waterways.

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Hambukushu people canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
associatedRiver Kavango River ⓘ
linked to: Okavango River

Okavango River ⓘ
countryOfResidence Angola ⓘ
Botswana ⓘ
Namibia ⓘ
culturalHeritage canoe-building traditions ⓘ
fishing techniques ⓘ
oral storytelling ⓘ
ritual music and dance ⓘ
river-based livelihoods ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Angola ⓘ
Botswana ⓘ
Namibia ⓘ
hasEndonym Mbukushu ⓘ
hasExonym Hambukushu ⓘ
languageBranch Southwestern Bantu languages ⓘ
linked to: Southwest Bantu
languageFamily Bantu languages ⓘ
languageSpoken Mbukushu language ⓘ
partOf Bantu ethnolinguistic groups of Southern Africa ⓘ
primaryRegion Okavango Delta ⓘ
Okavango Panhandle ⓘ
linked to: Okavango Delta

northwestern Botswana ⓘ
recognizedAsMinority Botswana ⓘ
Namibia ⓘ
region Kavango East Region ⓘ
Kavango West Region ⓘ
Zambezi Region ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Bayei people ⓘ
Herero people ⓘ
linked to: Herero

Yeyi people ⓘ
religion African traditional religion ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
socialOrganization chiefdoms ⓘ
clan-based structure ⓘ
traditionalCrops beans ⓘ
maize ⓘ
millet ⓘ
pumpkins ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ
traditionalEconomy mixed subsistence economy ⓘ
traditionalEnvironment Okavango River ⓘ
floodplain ecosystems ⓘ
traditionalHousing thatched huts ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence fishing ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
riverine farming ⓘ
uses Okavango waterways ⓘ
linked to: Okavango Delta

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Okavango Delta → supportsCommunity → Hambukushu people ⓘ