Nilotic peoples

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Nilotic peoples are a group of ethnolinguistically related communities primarily inhabiting the Nile Valley and surrounding regions of East Africa, known for their pastoralist traditions and distinct cultural practices.

All labels observed (14)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
linguistic group
pastoralist people
hasAnthropologicalSignificance study of age-set organization
study of pastoralism
study of segmentary lineage systems
hasCulturalTrait age-set systems
body scarification
cattle-centered culture
cattle-related bridewealth
initiation rites
segmentary lineage systems
hasEthnogenesisRegion Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
hasLanguageBranch Eastern Nilotic languages
Southern Nilotic languages
Western Nilotic languages
hasLinguisticFamily Nilotic languages
hasPrimaryRegion Chad
Democratic Republic of the Congo
East Africa
Ethiopia
Kenya
Nile Valley
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
hasReligion Christianity
Islam
traditional African religions
hasTraditionalEconomy agropastoralism
cattle herding
pastoralism
includesEthnicGroup Acholi people
Alur people
Anuak people
Bari people
Dinka people
Kalenjin people
Lango people
Luo peoples
linked to: Luo people

Maasai people
linked to: Maasai

Nuer people
linked to: Nuer

Shilluk people
linked to: Shilluk

Teso people
linked to: Iteso people
speaks Acholi language
Alur language
Dinka language
Kalenjin languages
Luo languages
linked to: Luo language

Maasai language
Nuer language
Shilluk language
subclassOf African peoples
Nilo-Saharan peoples
linked to: Nilotic peoples

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (55)

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

Nilo-Saharan phylum usedBy Nilotic peoples
subject linked to: Nilo-Saharian phylum
Nilotic languages associatedWith Nilotic peoples
Luo people of Tanzania macroEthnicCategory Nilotes
linked to: Nilotic peoples
Luo people of Tanzania partOf Luo peoples of the Nile basin
linked to: Nilotic peoples
Nilotic peoples subclassOf Nilo-Saharan peoples
linked to: Nilotic peoples
Western Nilotic languages areSpokenBy Western Nilotic peoples
linked to: Nilotic peoples
Omotik people ethnolinguisticGroup Nilotic peoples
Karamojong ethnolinguisticGroup Nilotic peoples
Karamojong subgroupOf Eastern Nilotes
linked to: Nilotic peoples
Ngok Dinka ethnolinguisticGroup Nilotic peoples
subject linked to: Ngok Dinka
Jieng subgroupOf Nilotic peoples
Jieng macroEthnicCategory Nilotes
linked to: Nilotic peoples
Naath languageFamilyContext Nilotic peoples
Naath belongsToEthnolinguisticGroup Nilotic peoples
Kwoth ethnicContext Nilotic peoples
Lango sub-region hasCulturalAffiliation Nilotic peoples
Alur community ethnolinguisticGroup Nilotic
linked to: Nilotic peoples
Alur community partOf Nilotic peoples of East Africa
linked to: Nilotic peoples
Nandi–Kalenjin partOf Nilotic peoples
Kipsigiis ethnolinguisticGroup Nilotic peoples
Atuot people ethnolinguisticGroup Western Nilotes
linked to: Nilotic peoples
Atuot people of Lakes region partOf Nilotic peoples of South Sudan
linked to: Nilotic peoples
Majangir people partOf Nilotic peoples (broad cultural grouping)
linked to: Nilotic peoples
Teso–Turkana group subclassOf Nilotic peoples
Teso–Turkana group subclassOf Eastern Nilotes
linked to: Nilotic peoples
Terik people ethnolinguisticFamily Nilotic peoples
Kipsigis people broaderGroup Nilotic peoples
Kipsigis people broaderGroup Eastern Nilotes
linked to: Nilotic peoples
Bari subgroupOf Nilotic peoples
Tatoga partOf Nilotic peoples
Jagei Nuer people culturalSphere Nilotic peoples
Anuak people ethnicBranchOf Nilotes
linked to: Nilotic peoples
Anuak people subgroupOf Western Nilotes
linked to: Nilotic peoples
Anyuak subgroupOf Eastern Nilotes
linked to: Nilotic peoples
Padang Dinka people ethnolinguisticGroup Nilotic peoples
Padang Dinka subgroup ethnicGroupIn Nilotic peoples
Agar Dinka people ethnolinguisticFamily Nilotic peoples
Agar Dinka people partOf Nilotic peoples of the Nile Basin
linked to: Nilotic peoples
Lou Nuer partOf Nilotic peoples
Mang’ati relatedEthnicGroup Nilotic peoples
Bul Nuer people culturalRegion Nilotic peoples of the Nile Valley
linked to: Nilotic peoples
Shanqella appliedTo Nilotic peoples
Langi people partOf Nilotic peoples of East Africa
linked to: Nilotic peoples
Nandi people broaderEthnicCategory Nilotic peoples
Marakwet people subgroupOf Highland Nilotes
linked to: Nilotic peoples