Yedina

E905189

Yedina is an ethnic group living around Lake Chad, particularly on its islands and shores, known for their fishing and pastoralist lifestyle.

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Label Occurrences
Yedina canonical 4

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
human population group
associatedBodyOfWater Chari River–Lake Chad basin
linked to: Lake Chad basin
country Cameroon
Chad
Niger
Nigeria
culturalArea Central Sahel
linked to: Sahel

Lake Chad Basin
linked to: Lake Chad basin
domesticatedAnimal cattle
goats
sheep
environment Sahel
semi-arid islands
ethnonymLanguage Yedina language
hasAlternativeName Boudouma
Buduma
Buduma people
inhabitsRegion Lake Chad
Lake Chad islands
Lake Chad shores
linked to: Lake Chad basin
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages
languageSpoken Yedina language
languageSubfamily Chadic languages
livelihoodAdaptation adaptation to fluctuating lake levels
mobilityPattern semi-nomadic
neighboringEthnicGroup Fulani
Hausa
Kanuri
linked to: Kanuri people

Kotoko
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
pastoralism
recognizedAsMinority Cameroon
Chad
Niger
Nigeria
regionType island-dwelling community
lake-shore community
religion Islam
Sunni Islam
subsistenceType fishing-based subsistence
pastoralist subsistence
traditionalFoodSource fish from Lake Chad
traditionalHousing island settlements
reed huts
usesWatercraftType papyrus canoe
reed boat

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