At least two groups of people in Africa are described as the Yombe people . They reside primarily in Zambia , Republic of the Congo , the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola . Adept at crafts and art, the men are involved in weaving, carving, and smelting, and the women make clay pots. Popular figures include the Nkisi nkonde and female phemba statues.
6-651: Yombe may refer to: Yombe people , several groups in southern and central Africa Yombe or Kiyombe (ISO 639-3: yom), a dialect of the Kongo language of western Central Africa spoken by the Yombe people A dialect of the Tumbuka language spoken in Zambia by the Yombe people Léon Yombe (born 1944), Congolese sprinter See also [ edit ] Kiyombe (disambiguation) Mayombe ,
12-588: A geographic area on the western coast of Africa Yomba , a volcano in Papua New Guinea Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Yombe . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yombe&oldid=1026507255 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
18-453: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Yombe people In 1981 there was an estimated 15,000 people of the Yombe, living in an area of 625 square miles (1,620 km ). Yombe is one of the six foreign groups who invaded Tumbuka people after 1760. Another group, also referred to as the Yombe people , live in the south-western part of
24-525: Is practiced on the Congo River . Adept at crafts and art, the men are involved in weaving, carving, and smelting, and the women make clay pots. The artistry of Yombe figurines and statues is well known, usually objects of prestige, kings seated on the throne, or female phemba (maternity) statues. Nkisi nkonde figurines, masks and drums are also made for ceremonies. Their funerary figures are renowned for their realistic depictions. The supreme deity of
30-581: The Republic of the Congo , with others living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola . This group refers to people among the Kongo . The Yombe are primarily involved in agricultural production, growing crops such as plantains, maize, beans, manioc, peanuts, and yams. Though they grow primarily for food supply, they also sell their crops at the market. Goats, pigs and chickens are raised and fishing
36-424: The Yombe is Ngoma Bunzi , who hails from an unreachable realm called Yulu. He is contacted via Nzambi a Tsi (earth spirits) and Simbi (river spirits). The Yombe people build shrines as memorials to prominent ancestors, such as village chiefs who has special powers. The Yombe people of northern Zambia believe that people have three different identities: biological, social, and spiritual. Their social standing affects
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