Tatoga

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Tatoga are a Nilotic-speaking pastoralist ethnic group primarily inhabiting north-central Tanzania, known for their traditional herding lifestyle and distinctive cultural practices.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Tatoga canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Nilotic-speaking people
ethnic group
alternativeName Datoga
Taturu
continent Africa
country Tanzania
countryOfficialLanguage English
Swahili
culturalArea Rift Valley region of Tanzania
linked to: Lake Eyasi region
culturalPractice age-set system
bridewealth in livestock
initiation rites
ethnicGroupOf Tanzania
geographicZone East Africa
languageBranch Southern Nilotic languages
languageFamily Nilotic languages
livelihoodDependence livestock products
livestockType cattle
goats
sheep
neighboringGroup Hadza
linked to: Hadza people

Iraqw
Maasai
partOf Nilotic peoples
primaryRegion north-central Tanzania
recognizedAs indigenous people of Tanzania
region Arusha Region
Dodoma Region
Manyara Region
Singida Region
relatedGroup Datoga
religion traditional African religions
selfIdentification Tatoga people
socialOrganization clan-based
traditionalAdornment beadwork
metal jewelry
traditionalClothing leather garments
traditionalEconomy cattle herding
goat herding
sheep herding
traditionalHousing temporary homesteads
traditionalLifestyle semi-nomadic
traditionalOccupation herding
small-scale cultivation
traditionalSubsistence pastoralism
usesLanguage Swahili
linked to: Swahili language

Tatoga language

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