Achawa

E570018

Achawa is an alternative name for the Yao people, an ethnic group found primarily in parts of Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Achawa canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
alternativeNameOf Yao people ⓘ
associatedWith Lake Malawi region ⓘ
countryOfResidence Republic of Malawi ⓘ
linked to: Malawi

Republic of Mozambique ⓘ
linked to: Mozambique

United Republic of Tanzania ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania
ethnonymLanguageContext regional name for Yao people ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice Islamic-influenced customs ⓘ
initiation ceremonies ⓘ
hasLanguage Yao language ⓘ
hasPrimaryReligion Islam ⓘ
hasSecondaryReligion Christianity ⓘ
hasSocialStructure clan-based organization ⓘ
hasTraditionalBeliefs African traditional religion ⓘ
historicallyInvolvedIn East African trade networks ⓘ
languageFamily Bantu languages ⓘ
locatedIn Malawi ⓘ
Mozambique ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ
partOf Bantu peoples ⓘ
region Southeastern Africa ⓘ
linked to: southeastern Africa
relatedGroup Other Bantu-speaking peoples of East Africa ⓘ
traditionalEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
trade ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

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

Yao → hasAlternativeName → Achawa ⓘ