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Encyclopedia > Buduma

The Buduma are an ethnic group of Chad who inhabit many of the islands of Lake Chad. They are predominantly fishers and cattle-herders. Lake Chad (in French: Lac Tchad) is a large, shallow lake in Africa. ...


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Buduma: localizacion, historia y costumbres de esta etnia africana (601 words)
Buduma enseñan a sus hijos desde una edad muy temprana a nadar, manejar las barcas y ayudar en la pesca.
Buduma son furiosamente etnocéntricos y es muy importante para ellos la conservación de su cultura diferente.
E incluso cuando un hombre Buduma se casa con una mujer Kanembu nunca llevan a esta esposa a sus hogares en las islas.
Chad - Afro-Asiatic Languages (1410 words)
The Buduma, who believe that they are the original inhabitants of Lake Chad, live on its northern islands and shores.
Active in commerce between Chad and Nigeria, the Buduma raise cattle whose very large and hollow horns serve as flotation devices that permit their owners to "herd" them in the lake itself.
Kouri economic activities resemble those of the Buduma; however, the absence of polders along this part of the lakeshore has led the Kouri to confine farming to small plots around their villages.
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