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 38
AbaBemba canonical 2
BaBemba 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
associatedCountry Zambia ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Zambia ⓘ
culturalIdentity Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
culturalPractice ancestor veneration ⓘ
initiation ceremonies ⓘ
royal rituals ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Bemba people ⓘ
governanceType centralized chieftaincy ⓘ
hasKingdom Bemba Kingdom ⓘ
historicalInfluenceRegion Northern Zambia ⓘ
parts of present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
historicalPolity Bemba Kingdom ⓘ
kinshipSystem matrilineal descent ⓘ
language Bemba language ⓘ
languageFamily Bantu languages ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
majorEthnicStatus one of the largest ethnic groups in Zambia ⓘ
migrationOrigin Luba region ⓘ
linked to: Kasai region

present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
musicTradition call-and-response singing ⓘ
drumming ⓘ
notableClan Bena Ng’andu ⓘ
oralTradition historical narratives ⓘ
praise poetry ⓘ
politicalSystemFeature hierarchy of chiefs ⓘ
paramount chief ⓘ
primaryRegion Northern Zambia ⓘ
region Copperbelt Province, Zambia ⓘ
Luapula Province, Zambia ⓘ
Northern Province, Zambia ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
traditional African religion ⓘ
selfDesignation AbaBemba ⓘ
socialStructure chiefdoms ⓘ
traditionalCapital Lubemba ⓘ
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 ⓘ
traditionalSuccessionRule matrilineal succession ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (41)

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
Frederick Chiluba → languageSpoken → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
Michael Sata → languageSpoken → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
Edgar Lungu → languageSpoken → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
Hakainde Hichilema → languageSpoken → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
Mfuwe → languageSpoken → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
Cinyanja → neighboringLanguage → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
Chongwe → languageUsed → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
Chongwe District → languageUsed → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
Mpika → languageSpoken → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
Kasama → languageSpoken → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
Ndola → languageUsed → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
Livingstone railway station → hasLanguage → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
Nkoloma area of Lusaka → hasLanguage → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
Nakonde → languageSpoken → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
Lusaka District → languageUsed → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
Chilanga District → languageUsed → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
Rufunsa District → languageUsed → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
Lake Tanganyika region → hasLanguageUse → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
Mambwe → neighboringEthnicGroup → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
Northern Province, Zambia → commonlySpokenLanguage → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
Mbala → languageSpoken → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
Mpulungu District → nationalLanguage → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
AbaBemba → culturalIdentity → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
AbaBemba → selfDesignation → AbaBemba ⓘ
Chitimukulu → titleLanguage → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
Luapula Province → commonlySpokenLanguage → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
Mporokoso District → hasCommonLanguage → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
United National Independence Party → languageOfOperation → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba
Jean-Pierre Bemba → familyName → Bemba ⓘ
linked to: AbaBemba