Alur |
Baka |
Bembe |
Chokwe |
Kakwa |
Kaliko |
Phende |
Songe |
Songoora |
Taabwa |
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Chokwe
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| Indigenous Group |
Chokwe (Also known as: Ciokwe, Cokwe, Bajokwe, Badjok, Tchokwe, Tschokwe, Bajokwe)
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| Location |
Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Southern Congo (Kinshasa) from the Kwango River to the Lualaba; Also in North-Eastern Angola and North-Western Zambia
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| Estimated Population |
1.16 million (1998,
University of Iowa) |
| Environment |
Rainforest / Forest / Savannah / Riverine / Swamp / Tropical
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| Lifestyle |
Semi-nomadic
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| Subsistence |
Hunter / Gatherer / Agriculture / Handicraft Sales / Animal Husbandry
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| Level of Assimilation |
Traditional
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| Language Family |
Utchokwe
Classification:
Bantu
Alternate Names:
Wuchokwe, Cokwe, Ciokwe, Tshokwe, Tschiokwe, Shioko, Djok, Imo
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| Website URLs |
Chokwe
Chokwe Facts And Information
Chokwe
African Art: Chokwe Mask History
Chokwe / Ruund Language Page
African Art Gallery: The Chokwe People
Lunda-Chokwe
Chokwe and Related Peoples
University of Kansas Anthropological Research and Cultural Collection: Chokwe Bellows
Why Congo Persists
Chokwe Information
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| NGOs |
None found |
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