Hambukushu people

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The Hambukushu people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group of northwestern Botswana and neighboring regions, traditionally known as riverine farmers, fishers, and hunters with a rich cultural heritage closely tied to the Okavango waterways.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu people
ethnic group
associatedRiver Kavango River
linked to: Okavango River

Okavango River
countryOfResidence Angola
Botswana
Namibia
culturalHeritage canoe-building traditions
fishing techniques
oral storytelling
ritual music and dance
river-based livelihoods
ethnicGroupOf Angola
Botswana
Namibia
hasEndonym Mbukushu
hasExonym Hambukushu
languageBranch Southwestern Bantu languages
linked to: Southwest Bantu
languageFamily Bantu languages
languageSpoken Mbukushu language
partOf Bantu ethnolinguistic groups of Southern Africa
primaryRegion Okavango Delta
Okavango Panhandle
linked to: Okavango Delta

northwestern Botswana
recognizedAsMinority Botswana
Namibia
region Kavango East Region
Kavango West Region
Zambezi Region
relatedEthnicGroup Bayei people
Herero people
linked to: Herero

Yeyi people
religion African traditional religion
Christianity
socialOrganization chiefdoms
clan-based structure
traditionalCrops beans
maize
millet
pumpkins
sorghum
traditionalEconomy mixed subsistence economy
traditionalEnvironment Okavango River
floodplain ecosystems
traditionalHousing thatched huts
traditionalSubsistence fishing
hunting
riverine farming
uses Okavango waterways
linked to: Okavango Delta

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Okavango Delta supportsCommunity Hambukushu people