Rufiji people

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The Rufiji people are an ethnic group of coastal Tanzania, traditionally living along the Rufiji River delta and known for fishing, agriculture, and riverine trade.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Rufiji ethnic group 1
Rufiji people canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
administrativeContext Rufiji District Council
linked to: Rufiji District
associatedRiver Rufiji River
climateZone tropical
coastalFeature Indian Ocean coast
continent Africa
country Tanzania
countryCapital Dodoma (national capital of Tanzania)
linked to: Dodoma
countrySubdivision Pwani Region
Rufiji District
cropType cash crops
food crops
culturalAssociation Rufiji River floodplain
linked to: Rufiji Delta
deltaSystem Rufiji River delta mangrove system
linked to: Rufiji Delta
economicChallenge environmental changes in the Rufiji delta
fluctuations in fish stocks
economicZone coastal economy of Tanzania
environment coastal mangrove areas
river delta
fishingMethod estuarine fishing
river fishing
historicalRole participants in local riverine trade networks
producers of agricultural goods for coastal markets
suppliers of fish to nearby inland communities
languageFamily Bantu languages
livelihoodDependence fertile floodplain soils
river resources
nearbyMajorCity Dar es Salaam
neighboringEthnicGroups Matumbi people
Ndengereko people
Ngindo people
linked to: Matumbi people
primaryLocation Rufiji River delta
linked to: Rufiji Delta

coastal Tanzania
region East Africa
religion Christianity (partial)
linked to: Christianity

Islam (partial)
linked to: Islam

traditional African beliefs (partial)
subsistenceActivity small-scale farming
traditionalEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
riverine trade
traditionalHousingMaterial local timber
thatch
transportMode canoes
small boats
usesWaterwaysFor fishing
trade
transport

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Zaramo people neighboringEthnicGroup Rufiji people
Rufiji River nameSharesRootWith Rufiji ethnic group
linked to: Rufiji people