!Kung people

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The !Kung people are an Indigenous San hunter-gatherer group of the Kalahari region in southern Africa, known for their click-language, egalitarian social structure, and deep ecological knowledge.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
!Kung 3
!Kung San 2
Juǀʼhoansi 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf San people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
hunter-gatherer society ⓘ
alsoKnownAs !Kung San ⓘ
linked to: !Kung people

Ju/’hoansi ⓘ
linked to: Khwe
cosmology belief in a high god ⓘ
belief in lesser spirits ⓘ
culturalTrait hxaro gift exchange system ⓘ
insulting the meat custom ⓘ
storytelling tradition ⓘ
diet mongongo nuts ⓘ
wild fruits and berries ⓘ
wild game ⓘ
wild tubers and roots ⓘ
ecologicalKnowledge detailed knowledge of Kalahari ecology ⓘ
tracking skills ⓘ
water-finding techniques ⓘ
economy immediate-return economy ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf southern Africa ⓘ
linked to: Southern Africa
facedIssue land dispossession ⓘ
marginalization ⓘ
sedentarization policies ⓘ
hasNotableEthnographyBy Lorna Marshall ⓘ
Megan Biesele ⓘ
Richard B. Lee ⓘ
healingPractice trance healing ⓘ
use of medicinal plants ⓘ
kinshipSystem bilateral descent ⓘ
languageFamily Khoe–Kwadi languages ⓘ
languageFeature use of click consonants ⓘ
marriagePractice arranged marriage with bride-service ⓘ
politicalOrganization acephalous ⓘ
populationTrend declining traditional lifestyle ⓘ
religion animism ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ
residencePattern flexible residence ⓘ
ritual trance dance ⓘ
socialNorm conflict avoidance ⓘ
strong sharing ethic ⓘ
socialOrganization band society ⓘ
socialStructure egalitarian ⓘ
speaks !Kung language ⓘ
Juǀʼhoan language ⓘ
subsistenceType foraging ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ
traditionalTerritory Angola ⓘ
Botswana ⓘ
Kalahari Desert ⓘ
Namibia ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

ǀXam people → relatedEthnicGroup → !Kung people ⓘ
Origins Centre Museum → focusesOn → San peoples ⓘ
linked to: !Kung people
Khoi-San → hasSubgroup → !Kung ⓘ
linked to: !Kung people
Khoi-San → hasSubgroup → Juǀʼhoansi ⓘ
linked to: !Kung people
!Kung people → alsoKnownAs → !Kung San ⓘ
linked to: !Kung people
San peoples → hasNotableGroup → Juǀʼhoansi ⓘ
linked to: !Kung people
San peoples → hasNotableGroup → !Kung ⓘ
linked to: !Kung people
The Hunters → subject → !Kung San ⓘ
linked to: !Kung people
Khwe → relatedGroup → !Kung ⓘ
linked to: !Kung people