Shambaa people

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Shambala
gptkb:Sambaa
gptkbp:country gptkb:Tanzania
gptkbp:culturalPractice oral traditions
music and dance
initiation rites
gptkbp:historicalEvent British indirect rule (20th century)
German colonial conquest (late 19th century)
Kimweri ye Nyumbai's reign (c. 1815–1862)
Shambaa Kingdom formation (early 19th century)
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:German_East_Africa
gptkb:British_Tanganyika
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shambaa people
gptkbp:instrument ngoma (drum)
zeze (string instrument)
gptkbp:languageFamily Bantu
gptkbp:mainCrops maize
bananas
beans
cassava
gptkbp:mainLanguage Shambala language
gptkbp:notableFeature Usambara Mountains biodiversity
gptkbp:notableFestival harvest celebrations
gptkbp:notableLeader Kimweri ye Nyumbai
gptkbp:notablePerson Kimweri Mputa Magogo
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Muheza_District
gptkb:Lushoto_District
gptkbp:occupation agriculture
gptkbp:population ~664,000
gptkbp:region gptkb:Usambara_Mountains
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Zigua
gptkb:Pare
gptkb:Bondei
Swahili
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Traditional_African_religions
gptkbp:settlementType villages
gptkbp:traditionalAuthority CEO
gptkbp:traditionalDress kanga
kitenge
gptkbp:traditionalDwelling mud and thatch houses
gptkbp:traditionalFood gptkb:ugali
beans
cassava
plantains
gptkbp:traditionalKingdom gptkb:Kilindi_dynasty
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sambaa_people
gptkb:Kisambaa
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7