!Kung people

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The !Kung people are an Indigenous San hunter-gatherer group of the Kalahari region in southern Africa, known for their click-language, egalitarian social structure, and deep ecological knowledge.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
!Kung 3
!Kung San 2
Juǀʼhoansi 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf San people
ethnic group
hunter-gatherer society
alsoKnownAs !Kung San
linked to: !Kung people

Ju/’hoansi
linked to: Khwe
cosmology belief in a high god
belief in lesser spirits
culturalTrait hxaro gift exchange system
insulting the meat custom
storytelling tradition
diet mongongo nuts
wild fruits and berries
wild game
wild tubers and roots
ecologicalKnowledge detailed knowledge of Kalahari ecology
tracking skills
water-finding techniques
economy immediate-return economy
ethnicGroupOf southern Africa
linked to: Southern Africa
facedIssue land dispossession
marginalization
sedentarization policies
hasNotableEthnographyBy Lorna Marshall
Megan Biesele
Richard B. Lee
healingPractice trance healing
use of medicinal plants
kinshipSystem bilateral descent
languageFamily Khoe–Kwadi languages
languageFeature use of click consonants
marriagePractice arranged marriage with bride-service
politicalOrganization acephalous
populationTrend declining traditional lifestyle
religion animism
shamanism
residencePattern flexible residence
ritual trance dance
socialNorm conflict avoidance
strong sharing ethic
socialOrganization band society
socialStructure egalitarian
speaks !Kung language
Juǀʼhoan language
subsistenceType foraging
hunting and gathering
traditionalTerritory Angola
Botswana
Kalahari Desert
Namibia

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

ǀXam people relatedEthnicGroup !Kung people
Origins Centre Museum focusesOn San peoples
linked to: !Kung people
Khoi-San hasSubgroup !Kung
linked to: !Kung people
Khoi-San hasSubgroup Juǀʼhoansi
linked to: !Kung people
!Kung people alsoKnownAs !Kung San
linked to: !Kung people
San peoples hasNotableGroup Juǀʼhoansi
linked to: !Kung people
San peoples hasNotableGroup !Kung
linked to: !Kung people
The Hunters subject !Kung San
linked to: !Kung people
Khwe relatedGroup !Kung
linked to: !Kung people