民族志 / 历史、习惯、文化与地域
Kiga民族志
Kiga people, or Abakiga ("people of the mountains"), are a Bantu ethnic group native to south western Uganda and northern Rwanda.
地理分布
Uganda , Rwanda
历史与来路
The Kiga people trace their origins to Rwanda. This migration is preserved in one of their traditional folk songs: Abakiga twena tukaruga Rwanda, omu Byumba na Ruhenjere ("All of us Bakiga, we came from Rwanda, from Byumba and Ruhenjere"). Both Byumba and Ruhengeri (referred to as "Ruhenjere" in the folk song) are locations in present-day Rwanda. According to oral tradition, the Bakiga are descendants of Kashyiga, later called Kakiga, who was the son of Mbogo from the ancient Bumbogo kingdom of Rwanda. He migrated to what is now southwestern Uganda, establishing the community of Bakiga in the Kigezi (Kigyezi) region. Prior to the 18th century, historical evidence suggests Rwanda was primarily inhabited by the Twa, who were later joined by the Hutu and subsequently the Tutsi. Rwanda during this period was one of numerous small states and chiefdoms led by a ruler called Umuhinza or Umwami depending on the region. Among the Bakiga, the ruling figure adopted the title Omukama. In early Bakiga society, Mukama was strictly a title for...
语言与文化
Atlantic–Congo → Bantu → Kiga
习惯与节俗
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