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Alur |
Baka |
Bembe |
Chokwe |
Kakwa |
Kaliko |
Phende |
Songe |
Songoora |
Taabwa |
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Bembe
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| Indigenous Group |
Bembe (Also known as: Babembe, Beembe, Cuabembe, Wabembe)
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| Location |
Democratic Republic of Congo, Eastern, District of Mouyoundzi, Brazzaville and Stanley-Pools, Northern bank of the Zaire river
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| Estimated Population |
70,000 (1998,
Africa Art) |
| Environment |
Savannah / Forest
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| Lifestyle |
Semi-nomadic
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| Subsistence |
Handicraft Sales / Agriculture / Animal Husbandry / Hunting / Trade
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| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional
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| Language Family |
Bembe
Classification:
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, D, Bembe (D.50)
Alternate Names:
Ibembe, Beembe, Ebembe
Dialects:
Lexical similarity 76% to 84% with Lega-Mwenga dialects, 68% with Buyu, 60% with Lega-Shabunda, 55% with Zimba, 50% with Enya, 45% with Nyanga, 40% with Tembo, 30% with Lengola |
| Website URLs |
Congo Information
Bembe (Ethnic Group)
Resources For Teaching In World Art
Tral African Art: Bembe
Bembe - Dem. Rep. of Congo
Ethnologue: Bembe; A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bembe Masks
The Bembe People
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| NGOs |
None Found |
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