Caprivians

Caprivians ( English Caprivians ), rarely also Itengese , is a collective name for all ethnic groups that live in the geographical Caprivi strip in Namibia . Their habitat includes the Zambezi region (until August 2013 Caprivi ) and the extreme east of the Kavango region (since August 2013 Kavango-East ).

According to the 2011 census, up to 90,000 people are Caprivians. They do not represent a uniform ethnic group . Despite the renaming of their region as part of the 4th Demarcation Commission in August 2013, the residents stick to the designation "Caprivians" and have actively protested against the renaming.

Clans

The Caprivians include several groups and clans that belonged to before the Lozi ethnic group:

• Mafwe (also MaFwe)
• Mashi
• Masubia
• Mayeyi (also Bayeyi or BaYeyi)

Other clans that are not located in the Zambezi region, but Kavango East and belong to the Kavango ethnic group:

• Matotela (no own traditional administration )
• Mbukushu

See also

• Kings of the Caprivi
• Eastern Caprivi

literature

• Antje Otto, Manfred Goldbeck: The People of Namibia's Eastern Zambezi Region. A historical perspective. Gondwana Heritage, Windhoek 2014, ISBN 978-99916-896-7-8 .

Web links

• Caprivi Concerned Group (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Caprivians. In: Namibia Tourism Board . Unknown date, accessed October 8, 2014.
2. ^ Zambezi residents to protest name change. In: Namibian Sun. August 29, 2013, accessed October 7, 2014.
3. ^ Antje Otto, Manfred Goldbeck: The People of Namibia's Eastern Zambezi Region. A historical perspective. Gondwana Heritage, Windhoek 2014.
4. ^ Wiebke Schmidt: The many faces of Namibia. In: tourism. October 2014, p. 5.