Ngando people
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The Ngando people (or Bongando, Ngandu) are Bantu subsistence farmers who live in eastern part of
Population
The Bongado are a branch of the Mongo cluster, with an estimated population in 1990 of 450,000-500,000. They speak
Location and economy
The Bongando live in the tropical rain forest of the
The Bongando have traditionally seen bonobos as human beings rather than animals. However, due to economic stress from political disorders followed by civil wars in the 1992-2005 period and to social and cultural interchanges with other ethnic groups, this perception has changed. The younger Bongando will now sometimes hunt bonobos as bushmeat.[3]
Settlements
Bongando settlements are typically scattered along the road in an open area 10 metres (33 ft) to 30 metres (98 ft) wide that contains the cassava and coffee fields. Behind the fields there is some secondary forest and then huge expanses of primary forest. The Bongando have a patrilineal lineage system, and wives come to live near their husband's family. Usually close relatives live close together.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Kimura, Daiji (1990-03-23). "Verbal Interaction of the Bongando" (PDF). Kyoto University. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ^ "Ngando". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ^ Daiji KIMURA (December 2009). "TABOO OF EATING BONOBO AMONG THE BONGANDO PEOPLE IN THE WAMBA REGION, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO" (PDF). African Study Monographs. 30 (4): 209–225. Retrieved 2011-10-13.