AbaBemba

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AbaBemba are a major Bantu ethnic group primarily found in northern Zambia, known for their rich cultural traditions, centralized chieftaincy, and historical Bemba Kingdom.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Bemba 38
AbaBemba canonical 2
BaBemba 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu people
ethnic group
associatedCountry Zambia
continent Africa
country Zambia
culturalIdentity Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
culturalPractice ancestor veneration
initiation ceremonies
royal rituals
ethnolinguisticGroup Bemba people
governanceType centralized chieftaincy
hasKingdom Bemba Kingdom
historicalInfluenceRegion Northern Zambia
parts of present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo
historicalPolity Bemba Kingdom
kinshipSystem matrilineal descent
language Bemba language
languageFamily Bantu languages
Niger–Congo languages
majorEthnicStatus one of the largest ethnic groups in Zambia
migrationOrigin Luba region
linked to: Kasai region

present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo
musicTradition call-and-response singing
drumming
notableClan Bena Ng’andu
oralTradition historical narratives
praise poetry
politicalSystemFeature hierarchy of chiefs
paramount chief
primaryRegion Northern Zambia
region Copperbelt Province, Zambia
Luapula Province, Zambia
Northern Province, Zambia
religion Christianity
traditional African religion
selfDesignation AbaBemba
socialStructure chiefdoms
traditionalCapital Lubemba
traditionalCrops cassava
finger millet
maize
traditionalDance harvest dances
war dances
traditionalEconomy fishing
hunting
shifting cultivation
traditionalReligionElement belief in a supreme being
spirit mediums
traditionalRulerTitle Chitimukulu
traditionalSuccessionRule matrilineal succession

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Referenced by (41)

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

Bemba people alsoKnownAs BaBemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Bemba people alsoKnownAs AbaBemba
Zone L (Guthrie classification) containsLanguage Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Zone L (Guthrie classification) hasNotableLanguage Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Northern Rhodesia majorEthnicGroups Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Copperbelt Province languageSpoken Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Itezhi-Tezhi languageUsed Bemba
subject linked to: Itezhi-Tezhi town
linked to: AbaBemba
Kitwe languageSpoken Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Mufulira languageUsed Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Central Province languageUsed Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Chingola languageSpoken Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Kabwe language Bemba
subject linked to: Kabwe, Zambia
linked to: AbaBemba
Frederick Chiluba languageSpoken Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Michael Sata languageSpoken Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Edgar Lungu languageSpoken Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Hakainde Hichilema languageSpoken Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Mfuwe languageSpoken Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Cinyanja neighboringLanguage Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Chongwe languageUsed Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Chongwe District languageUsed Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Mpika languageSpoken Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Kasama languageSpoken Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Ndola languageUsed Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Livingstone railway station hasLanguage Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Nkoloma area of Lusaka hasLanguage Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Nakonde languageSpoken Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Lusaka District languageUsed Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Chilanga District languageUsed Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Rufunsa District languageUsed Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Lake Tanganyika region hasLanguageUse Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Mambwe neighboringEthnicGroup Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Northern Province, Zambia commonlySpokenLanguage Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Mbala languageSpoken Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Mpulungu District nationalLanguage Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
AbaBemba culturalIdentity Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
AbaBemba selfDesignation AbaBemba
Chitimukulu titleLanguage Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Luapula Province commonlySpokenLanguage Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Mporokoso District hasCommonLanguage Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
United National Independence Party languageOfOperation Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba
Jean-Pierre Bemba familyName Bemba
linked to: AbaBemba