Mbundu

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Mbundu is a major Bantu ethnic group of Angola, known for its distinct language and significant cultural and historical influence in the region.

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Mbundu canonical 2

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
alternativeName Ambundu ⓘ
artForm mask making ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ
colonialHistory contact with Portuguese colonizers ⓘ
colonialLanguageContact Portuguese ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Angola ⓘ
culturalPractice ancestor veneration ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ
culturalRegion West‑Central Africa ⓘ
linked to: Central Africa
demographicStatus one of the largest ethnic groups in Angola ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Bantu ⓘ
linked to: Bantu peoples
historicalKingdom Kingdom of Matamba ⓘ
Kingdom of Ndongo ⓘ
historicalRole important in Atlantic slave trade era ⓘ
kinshipSystem extended family based ⓘ
language Kimbundu ⓘ
languageBranch Bantu languages ⓘ
languageFamily Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
languageStatus national language of Angola (Kimbundu) ⓘ
majorCityRegion Bengo Province ⓘ
Cuanza Norte Province ⓘ
Luanda ⓘ
Malanje ⓘ
musicTradition call‑and‑response singing ⓘ
drumming ⓘ
notableRuler Queen Nzinga ⓘ
politicalInfluence significant in Angolan independence movements ⓘ
region north‑central Angola ⓘ
north‑western Angola ⓘ
linked to: northern Angola
religion Christianity ⓘ
socialOrganization clan‑based ⓘ
socialStructure matrilineal elements ⓘ
traditionalCrops cassava ⓘ
maize ⓘ
millet ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ
traditionalEconomy agriculture ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
trade ⓘ
traditionalHousing compounds of round huts ⓘ
traditionalReligion African traditional religion ⓘ
urbanPresence strong presence in Luanda ⓘ

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