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The '''Bunda people''' or [[Mbunda people]]<ref>[http://books.google.co.zm/books?id=B4VgTJaVqCwC&pg=PA523&lpg=PA523&dq=mbunda+kingdom&source=bl&ots=Wh6zjy0635&sig=G0VMxFcQMkLpPerPNEoO7OC3lU0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NP3JUL-PN6O60QWguIDACA&ved=0CFsQ6AEwCDgK#v=onepage&q=mbunda%20kingdom&f=false ''Almanac of African Peoples & Nations'', page 523. By Muḥammad Zuhdī Yakan, Transaction Publishers, Putgers - The State University, 35 Berrue Circle, Piscataway, New Jersey 008854-8042, ISBN 1-56000-433-9],</ref> (also ''Ambuun'', ''Mbuun'') in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] are an ethnic group that mostly live in [[Idiofa Territory]], [[Kwilu District]] of [[Bandundu Province]].
The '''Bunda people''' or (also ''Ambuun'', ''Mbuun'') in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] are an ethnic group that mostly live in [[Idiofa Territory]] of [[Kwilu Province]]. They speak the [[Mpuono language]], spoken by an estimated 165,000 people as of 1972.{{sfn|Ethnologue}}
They speak the Mbunda dialect of the [[Mpuono language]], spoken by an estimated 165,000 people as of 1972.{{sfn|Ethnologue}}

==Origins and the legend of migration history==
The Mbunda are a [[Bantu peoples|Bantu people]] who, during the [[Bantu expansion|Bantu migrations]], came from the north, probably from somewhere near the present-day [[Sudan]].<ref>[http://www.kaa-umati.co.uk/Bantu%20in%20Ancient%20Egypt.htm The Bantu in Ancient Egypt, citing sources: Alfred M M'Imanyara 'The Restatement of Bantu Origin and Meru History' published by Longman Kenya, 1992 - Social Science - 170 pages, ISBN 9966-49-832-X]</ref> Their core is at present found in the [[Southeast]] of [[Angola]] from the Lunguevungu river in [[Moxico Province|Moxico]] to the [[Cuando Cubango]] Province. In their migration they first settled in Kola in what is now the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] along the [[Kalanyi River]], where they interacted with the [[Kingdom of Lunda]] and [[Kingdom of Luba]],<ref>[http://books.google.co.zm/books?id=B4VgTJaVqCwC&pg=PA523&lpg=PA523&dq=mbunda+kingdom&source=bl&ots=Wh6zjy0635&sig=G0VMxFcQMkLpPerPNEoO7OC3lU0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NP3JUL-PN6O60QWguIDACA&ved=0CFsQ6AEwCDgK#v=onepage&q=mbunda%20kingdom&f=false ''Almanac of African Peoples & Nations'', page 523. By Muḥammad Zuhdī Yakan, Transaction Publishers, Putgers - The State University, 35 Berrue Circle, Piscataway, New Jersey 008854-8042, ISBN 1-56000-433-9],</ref> in the 15th century under their ruler, [[List of The Rulers of the Mbunda Kingdom|King (Mwene) Nkuungu]], with their capital at [[Namampongwe]].<ref>Robert Papstein, ''The Zambia Journal of History,'' Central African Oral History Project, University of Zambia, ISBN 9982-03-006-X</ref> From there they settled for some time at the confluence of the [[Kwilu River|Kwilu]] and [[Kasai River|Kasai]] rivers (now [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]) in the 16th century, where they re-established their Kingdom.<ref>[http://books.google.co.zm/books?id=B4VgTJaVqCwC&pg=PA523&lpg=PA523&dq=mbunda+kingdom&source=bl&ots=Wh6zjy0635&sig=G0VMxFcQMkLpPerPNEoO7OC3lU0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NP3JUL-PN6O60QWguIDACA&ved=0CFsQ6AEwCDgK#v=onepage&q=mbunda%20kingdom&f=false ''Almanac of African Peoples & Nations'', page 523. By Muḥammad Zuhdī Yakan, Transaction Publishers, Putgers - The State University, 35 Berrue Circle, Piscataway, New Jersey 008854-8042, ISBN 1-56000-433-9],</ref> A significant group of them still lives there, and the Mbunda language spoken by the [[Mbunda people|Mbunda]] that remained in the DR Congo, entirely separated from the rest of their people, is of course a special case. Due to passage of time and interaction with other languages, it has become quite different from the variants spoken in [[Angola]], [[Zambia]], and [[Namibia]], and is today even considered as belonging to a different linguistic category.<ref>name='ethnol'>[http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=mck Mbunda language][http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=zmp Mpuono language]</ref>


==Location==
==Location==
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Hunting and fishing are individual activities during this period.
Hunting and fishing are individual activities during this period.
Food is abundant in the dry season, the main season for communal hunting and fishing.{{sfn|Munzumi|2006|p=20}}
Food is abundant in the dry season, the main season for communal hunting and fishing.{{sfn|Munzumi|2006|p=20}}

==See also==
*[[Mbunda Kingdom]]
*[[Mbunda people]]
*[[Mbunda language]]
*[[List of The Rulers of the Mbunda Kingdom]]
*[[List of Mbunda Chiefs in Zambia]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tegh0vfTfpI
* [http://www.mbundakingdom.org/Mbunda-Origin.htm The Mbunda Kingdom Research and Advisory Council]
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*{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tegh0vfTfpI
|title=Idiofa: Musique Traditionelle Bunda
|title=Idiofa: Musique Traditionelle Bunda
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|accessdate=2012-02-08}}


[[Category:Ethnic groups in Angola]]
{{Ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
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[[Category:Bantu peoples]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Namibia]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Zambia]]

Latest revision as of 14:16, 26 April 2024

Bunda People
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Mpuono language

The Bunda people or (also Ambuun, Mbuun) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are an ethnic group that mostly live in Idiofa Territory of Kwilu Province. They speak the Mpuono language, spoken by an estimated 165,000 people as of 1972.[1]

Location

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The Belgian colonial administration originally gave Idiofa Territory the name of "Babunda Territory" after the Bunda people, who formed the majority of the population.[2] They are still the most important group in the center of Idiofa territory.[3] The Bunda are the majority of the population of the administrative center of Idiofa.[4] There are also Bunda populations in Bulungu Territory and Gungu Territory.[5]

Economy

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The Bundu territory has a tropical climate with alternating dry and rainy seasons. The region has abundant water resources, the most important rivers being the Lubwe, Loange, Kamtsha and the Piopio. Precipitation in the rainy season is so intense that it is a major obstacle to farming and a time when food may be scarce. Hunting and fishing are individual activities during this period. Food is abundant in the dry season, the main season for communal hunting and fishing.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Ethnologue.
  2. ^ Schwetz 1924, p. 73.
  3. ^ Plan stratégique.
  4. ^ a b Munzumi 2006, p. 20.
  5. ^ RDC Ministère du Plan 2005.

Sources

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  • "Mpuono: A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  • Munzumi, Jean-Macaire Munzele (2006). Les pratiques de sociabilité en Afrique: les mutations culinaires chez les Ambuun. Editions Publibook. ISBN 978-2-7483-1056-6.
  • "PLAN STRATÉGIQUE DE LA CARITAS-DEVELOPPEMENT IDIOFA". Diocese of Idiofa. Retrieved 2012-02-08.[permanent dead link]
  • RDC Ministère du Plan (April 2005). "MONOGRAPHIE DE LA PROVINCE DU BANDUNDU" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  • Schwetz, J (1924). "Le territoire de la Kamtsha-Lubue (district du Kasai)" (PDF). Rapport sur les travaux de la mission médicale antitrypanosomique du Kwango-Kasaï 1920-1923. Vol. 4. Bruxelles: Goemaere, Imprimeur Du Roi. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
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