Digo

E893979

Digo are a coastal Bantu ethnic group of the Mijikenda people, primarily living along the southern Kenyan and northern Tanzanian coast, known for their Swahili-influenced culture and trade history.

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Digo canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu people
ethnic group
agriculturalCrops cassava
coconut
maize
alsoSpeak Swahili
associatedWith Swahili coast
linked to: Swahili Coast
borderRegion Kenya–Tanzania border
continent Africa
country Kenya
Tanzania
countryRegion Coast Province of Kenya
culturalArea East African coast
linked to: Swahili Coast
culturalHeritage oral traditions
traditional music and dance
culturalInfluence Swahili culture
culturalPractice age-set systems
initiation rites
ethnicGroupOf Kenya
Tanzania
ethnolinguisticGroup Mijikenda
historicalActivity Indian Ocean coastal trade
knownFor coastal trade history
languageFamily Bantu languages
partOf Mijikenda peoples
primaryRegion northern Tanzanian coast
southern Kenyan coast
relatedGroup Chonyi
Duruma
Giriama
Jibana
Kambe
Kauma
Rabai
Ribe
religion African traditional religion
Christianity
Islam
subgroupOf Mijikenda
traditionalHousing coastal thatched houses
traditionalLanguage Chidigo
Digo language
traditionalLivelihood fishing
small-scale farming
trade
usesSacredSites kaya forests

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