AbaBemba

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AbaBemba are a major Bantu ethnic group primarily found in northern Zambia, known for their rich cultural traditions, centralized chieftaincy, and historical Bemba Kingdom.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Bemba 10
AbaBemba canonical 1
BaBemba 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu people
ethnic group
associatedCountry Zambia NERFINISHED
continent Africa
country Zambia
culturalIdentity Bemba NERFINISHED
culturalPractice ancestor veneration
initiation ceremonies
royal rituals
ethnolinguisticGroup Bemba people NERFINISHED
governanceType centralized chieftaincy
hasKingdom Bemba Kingdom NERFINISHED
historicalInfluenceRegion Northern Zambia NERFINISHED
parts of present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo
historicalPolity Bemba Kingdom NERFINISHED
kinshipSystem matrilineal descent
language Bemba language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Bantu languages
Niger–Congo languages
majorEthnicStatus one of the largest ethnic groups in Zambia
migrationOrigin Luba region NERFINISHED
present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo
musicTradition call-and-response singing
drumming
notableClan Bena Ng’andu NERFINISHED
oralTradition historical narratives
praise poetry
politicalSystemFeature hierarchy of chiefs
paramount chief
primaryRegion Northern Zambia NERFINISHED
region Copperbelt Province, Zambia NERFINISHED
Luapula Province, Zambia NERFINISHED
Northern Province, Zambia NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
traditional African religion
selfDesignation AbaBemba NERFINISHED
socialStructure chiefdoms
traditionalCapital Lubemba NERFINISHED
traditionalCrops cassava
finger millet
maize
traditionalDance harvest dances
war dances
traditionalEconomy fishing
hunting
shifting cultivation
traditionalReligionElement belief in a supreme being
spirit mediums
traditionalRulerTitle Chitimukulu NERFINISHED
traditionalSuccessionRule matrilineal succession

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Referenced by (12)

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

Bemba people alsoKnownAs BaBemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Bemba people alsoKnownAs AbaBemba
Zone L (Guthrie classification) containsLanguage Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Zone L (Guthrie classification) hasNotableLanguage Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Northern Rhodesia majorEthnicGroups Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Copperbelt Province languageSpoken Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Itezhi-Tezhi languageUsed Bemba
subject linked to: Itezhi-Tezhi town
linked to: AbaBemba
Kitwe languageSpoken Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Mufulira languageUsed Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Central Province languageUsed Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Chingola languageSpoken Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Kabwe language Bemba
subject linked to: Kabwe, Zambia
linked to: AbaBemba