Komo people (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
WaKumu/BaKumu | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| c. 400.000 ~ 963,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 400.000 speakers of Komo language (1998) |
| Languages | |
| Komo, Swahili, French | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional religion, Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Nande, Hunde, Nyanga, other Eastern Bantu peoples | |
| Kumu/Komo | |
|---|---|
| Person | Mukumu |
| People | Wa/Bakumu |
| Language | Kikuumu |
| Country | Bukumu |
The Kumu or Komo are a Bantu people from Central Africa that lives in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Ethnonomy
Depending on the sources and context, there are several forms: Babira, Bakomo, Bakumbu, Bakumu, Komos, Kumo, Kumu, Kuumu, Wakumu.[1]
Language
Their language is Komo (or kikomo), a bantu language which number of speakers was estimated in 400.000 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1998.[2][3]
Religion
Traditional beliefs. Belief in creators of worlds (Muungu) and demiurges (Nkya). There are astral legends. Before farming and hunting begin, rituals with sacrifices to the spirits are performed. There is also a belief in magic. Part of the population is Catholic (mainly urban residents).[5]
References
- ^ Source RAMEAU, BnF [1]
- ^ Ethnologue: Languages of the World (unknown ed.). SIL International.
- ^ Frawley, William J. (2003). International Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Oxford University Press. p. 109. ISBN 9780199771783.
- ^ Brooklyn Museum
- ^ Grottanelli, 1947. p. 71