Xindonga

Map of the ethnic groups in Angola, 1970 (The area in which the Xindonga groups and their neighbors settle is highlighted in yellow)

Xindonga is the collective name chosen by Portuguese ethnologists for four small peoples who settle in the extreme southeast of Angola : the Cusso (Mbukushu), the Dilico (or Dirico), the Sambio and the Maxico. These ethnic groups live in the sparsely populated area that is now part of the Cuando Cubango Province , side by side with other groups belonging to the Ovambo , Ganguela or Khoisan . They practice arable farming for self-sufficiency, to supplement small animal breeding and occasionally fishing.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ See the detailed description in José Redinha, Etnias e Culturas de Angola , Luanda: Instituto de Investigação Científica de Angola, 1975

literature

• Maria Fisch, The Mbukushu in Angola (1730-2002): A History of Migration, Flight and Royal Rainmaking , Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, 2005 ISBN 3-89645-350-5 .