Zande people

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The Zande people are a Central African ethnic group primarily found in South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Central African Republic, known for their rich oral traditions, complex social organization, and historically influential kingdoms.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Azande people 7
Azande 6
Zande people canonical 2

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Central African people
ethnic group
alternativeName Azande
linked to: Zande people
anthropologicalStudy E. E. Evans-Pritchard
colonialHistory incorporated into Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
incorporated into Belgian Congo
incorporated into French Equatorial Africa
continent Africa
country Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
South Sudan
demography dispersed rural settlements
historicalState Avungara dynasty
Zande Kingdom
kinshipSystem patrilineal descent
knownFor complex social organization
historically influential kingdoms
rich oral traditions
language Zande language
languageFamily Ubangian languages
marriagePractice bridewealth
music dance ceremonies
drumming traditions
notableWorkOnCulture Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic among the Azande
region Central Africa
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional African religions
socialStructure age grades
chiefdoms
clans
traditionalArt decorated throwing knives
sculpture
traditionalBelief oracles
poison oracle (benge)
spear oracle
termite oracle
witchcraft (mangu)
traditionalCraft basketry
ironworking
woodcarving
traditionalCrops bananas
cassava
maize
millet
sorghum
traditionalEconomy fishing
hunting
shifting cultivation
weapon throwing knife

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Referenced by (16)

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

Banda people neighboringEthnicGroup Zande people
Zande language name Azande
linked to: Zande people
Zande language spokenBy Azande people
linked to: Zande people
Zande language ethnicGroup Azande
linked to: Zande people
Equatoria region hasEthnicGroup Zande people
E. E. Evans-Pritchard ethnicGroupStudied Azande
linked to: Zande people
Zande spokenBy Azande people
linked to: Zande people
Zande isPrimaryLanguageOf Azande ethnic group
linked to: Zande people
Zande people alternativeName Azande
linked to: Zande people
Southern Sudan region historicallyPopulatedBy Azande people
linked to: Zande people
Western Equatoria State hasEthnicGroup Azande people
linked to: Zande people
Azande language spokenBy Azande people
linked to: Zande people
Azande language glottologName Azande
linked to: Zande people
Azande language ethnicity Azande
linked to: Zande people
Azande Kingdom (historical) ethnicGroup Azande people
linked to: Zande people
Kresh people neighboringPeoples Azande people
linked to: Zande people