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Kabila

Settled farming

Fields, terraces, orchards and paddies worked year after year. These are the peoples whose sources describe this way of living.

Dogon 🇲🇱 Mali and 1 moreMask dances, sculpture, and tradition in Mali's Bandiagara cliffs About 800,000, Niger–Congo Beta Israelቤተ እስራኤል (Beta Israel) 🇮🇱 Israel and 2 moreJewish community with roots in northern Ethiopia, now mostly in Israel About 174,000, Afroasiatic (Semitic and Cushitic branches) Yao 🇨🇳 China and 3 moreMountain peoples of southern China and Southeast Asia, known for diverse languages and traditions About 4 million, Hmong-Mien, Tai–Kadai, Sinitic Sundaneseᮅᮛᮀ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ (Urang Sunda) 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 3 moreThe native people of western Java, Indonesia, known for their language and traditions About 42 million, Austronesian Mandinka 🇬🇳 Guinea and 9 moreDescendants of the Mali Empire living across West Africa About 11 million, Mande GuaraniAbá 🇵🇾 Paraguay and 3 moreIndigenous people of Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, and Bolivia, known for their language and myths About 280,000, Tupi–Guarani Kalinago 🇩🇲 Dominica and 2 moreIndigenous people of the Lesser Antilles, mainly in Dominica and Saint Vincent About 3,000 Wolof 🇸🇳 Senegal and 2 moreLargest ethnic group of Senegal, with deep roots in the Senegambia region About 7.9 million, Niger–Congo, West Atlantic branch ChoctawChahta 🇺🇸 United StatesA Southeastern Woodland people with deep roots in Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Louisiana About 215,000, Muskogean Sabaeans 🇾🇪 Yemen and 2 moreAncient South Arabian people of the kingdom of Sheba in Yemen Historical, Old South Arabian ShawneeŠaawanooaki 🇺🇸 United StatesAlgonquian-speaking people now based in Oklahoma, once of the Ohio Valley About 8,000, Algonquian Shona 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe and 4 moreThe largest Bantu-speaking group of Zimbabwe, known for stone sculpture and mbira music About 16 million, Bantu HimbaOvaHimba 🇳🇦 Namibia and 1 moreSemi-nomadic pastoralists of northern Namibia and southern Angola About 50,000, Bantu (Niger–Congo) Setossetokõsõq 🇪🇪 Estonia and 1 moreFinnic people of Setomaa, known for leelo singing and Orthodox faith About 13,000, Finnic (Uralic) MossiMooaga 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso and 5 moreLargest ethnic group of Burkina Faso, known for their kingdoms and Mooré language About 11 million, Gur (Niger–Congo) ArapahoHinono'eino 🇺🇸 United StatesPlains Algonquian people now in Wyoming and Oklahoma About 11,000, Algonquian NubiansNⲟⲃⲓ̄ 🇪🇬 Egypt and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Nile valley between southern Egypt and northern Sudan About 5 million, Nilo-Saharan (Eastern Sudanic branch) Lakhmids 🇮🇶 Iraq and 1 moreArab dynasty ruling southern Mesopotamia and northeastern Arabia (3rd–7th century CE) Historical, Semitic (Arabic, Syriac), Iranian (Middle Persian) ZuniA:shiwi 🇺🇸 United StatesPueblo people of the Zuni River valley in western New Mexico About 10,000, Language isolate Yanomami 🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreRainforest horticulturalists of northern Brazil and southern Venezuela About 35,000, Yanomaman Votiansvađđalaizõd 🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreFinnic people native to Ingria in northwestern Russia About 109, Finnic BugisTo Ugi 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreRice farmers, traders and sailors of South Sulawesi and beyond About 7 million, Austronesian (South Sulawesi languages) SwaziEmaswati 🇸🇿 Eswatini and 3 moreNguni-speaking people of Eswatini and South Africa, led by twin monarchs About 2.5 million, Bantu (Nguni branch) ShoshoneNewe 🇺🇸 United StatesIndigenous people of the western United States with many bands and rich traditions About 18,000, Uto-Aztecan (Central Numic branch) Nahua 🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 moreLargest Indigenous group in Mexico, speakers of Nahuatl across Mesoamerica About 2.6 million, Uto-Aztecan Tribe of Judahשֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה (Shevet Yehudah) 🇮🇱 Israel and 2 moreA leading tribe of ancient Israel, centered in southern Judea Historical, Afro-Asiatic CrowApsáalooke 🇺🇸 United StatesPlains people of southern Montana, known for their horse culture and Crow Fair About 12,000, Siouan KiowaǤáuigú 🇺🇸 United StatesHorse-centered Plains nation of southwestern Oklahoma About 12,000, Tanoan SoninkeSoninké 🇲🇱 Mali and 10 moreMande-speaking people of West Africa, founders of the ancient Ghana Empire About 2.8 million, Mande Balineseanak Bali 🇮🇩 IndonesiaHindu-majority people of Bali, known for art, dance, and water-temple farming About 3.9 million, Austronesian RyukyuansUchinaanchu 🇯🇵 JapanIndigenous people of the Ryukyu Islands in southern Japan About 1.4 million, Japonic TswanaBatswana 🇧🇼 Botswana and 3 moreA Bantu-speaking people of Southern Africa, central to Botswana and South Africa About 7.1 million, Bantu Kanak 🇳🇨 New Caledonia and 1 moreIndigenous Melanesians of New Caledonia, known for their culture and independence movement About 112,000, Austronesian (New Caledonian branch of Oceanic languages) SothoBasotho 🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreA Sotho-Tswana people of Lesotho and South Africa, known for their language and history. About 7.3 million, Bantu TorajaTo Raya 🇮🇩 IndonesiaHighland people of South Sulawesi known for elaborate funerals and tongkonan houses About 1.1 million, Austronesian Sama-BajauSama 🇵🇭 Philippines and 3 moreSeafaring Austronesian people of the southern Philippines, Borneo, and eastern Indonesia About 1.3 million, Austronesian NavajoDiné 🇺🇸 United StatesThe largest Native American nation, spanning Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah About 399,000, Athabaskan GondiKōītōr 🇮🇳 IndiaA major Adivasi people of central India, known for their kingdoms and Dravidian language About 13 million, Dravidian PawneeChatiks si Chatiks 🇺🇸 United StatesMatrilineal Plains people now based in Oklahoma, known for earth lodges and buffalo hunts About 7,000, Caddoan Curonians 🇱🇻 Latvia and 4 moreA Baltic tribe of warriors and sailors from the shores of Latvia and Lithuania Historical Lisuꓡꓲ‐ꓢꓴ 🇨🇳 China and 3 moreTibeto-Burman people of the mountains in China, Myanmar, Thailand, and India About 1.4 million, Tibeto-Burman KalenjinBiikap Kuutiit 🇰🇪 Kenya and 4 moreA cluster of Nilotic-speaking peoples of Kenya's Rift Valley and beyond About 7.5 million, Southern Nilotic (Nilo-Saharan) Ovambo 🇳🇦 Namibia and 1 moreLargest ethnic group of Namibia, also in southern Angola About 2.2 million, Bantu KhalkhaХалха 🇲🇳 Mongolia and 15 moreLargest subgroup of Mongols, central to Mongolia's history and culture About 2.7 million, Mongolic Melanesians 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea and 6 moreIndigenous peoples of Melanesia from New Guinea to Fiji About 71,000 Parisii 🇫🇷 FranceIron Age Gallic tribe of the Seine, origin of the name Paris Historical, Celtic Tupi 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous peoples of coastal and central Brazil, known for their deep cultural legacy About 16,000, Tupian MadureseOrèng Mâdhurâ 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreCattle herders and satay makers from Madura Island and eastern Java About 7.2 million, Austronesian
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