Zinza

E729316

The Zinza are an ethnic group primarily inhabiting areas around Lake Victoria in northwestern Tanzania, known for their Bantu language and fishing and farming traditions.

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Zinza canonical 4

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Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language ⓘ
Bantu people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
agriculturalProduct bananas ⓘ
cassava ⓘ
maize ⓘ
alsoSpeak Swahili ⓘ
linked to: Swahili language
continent Africa ⓘ
country Tanzania ⓘ
countryCapital Dodoma ⓘ
countrySubdivision Geita Region ⓘ
Kagera Region ⓘ
Mwanza Region ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Bantu peoples of East Africa ⓘ
linked to: Bantu peoples
fishingArea Lake Victoria ⓘ
language Zinza language ⓘ
linguisticFamily Bantu ⓘ
linked to: Bantu languages
linguisticSubfamily Niger-Congo languages ⓘ
locatedNear Lake Victoria ⓘ
nationalLanguageOfCountry Swahili ⓘ
linked to: Swahili language
neighboringEthnicGroup Haya ⓘ
Kerewe ⓘ
Sukuma ⓘ
primaryRegion areas around Lake Victoria ⓘ
northwestern Tanzania ⓘ
regionCharacteristic lake shore settlements ⓘ
regionType Great Lakes region of Africa ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ
traditionalEconomy lake fishing ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
traditionalOccupation farming ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
usesWritingSystem Latin script ⓘ
writingSystem Latin script ⓘ
linked to: Latin alphabet

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