Fipa , Wafipa (self-named.) - A people living in Tanzania and in neighboring areas of Zambia and Malawi .
| Fipa | |
|---|---|
| Abundance and area | |
| Total: 590 thousand people | |
 Malawi - 110 thousand people | |
| Tongue | phipa |
| Religion | traditional beliefs, christianity |
| Related peoples | Bantu peoples |
Content
Strength
there are 270,000 people in Tanzania, 210,000 people in Zambia, 110,000 people in Malawi (Andrianov: 1966).
Language
phippa, bantu groups.
Religion
Most phipas adhere to traditional beliefs, but there are also Christians .
Traditional Activities
Tropical shift agriculture (millet, cassava, peanuts, legumes, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, corn, bananas). The traditional craft is wood carving. A variety of musical instruments (strings, winds, xylophones, drums, etc.) Men work on plantations of coffee and bananas.
Social Structure
Patrilateral patrimonial groups, chiefdom. Families are small, patrilocal.
Housing and life
The settlements are scattered. The dwelling is round, made of sticks coated with clay, the roof is in the form of a cone. Food - stew, cereals from millet and sorghum, flat cakes. In the lakeside areas they consume fish.
Literature
- Popplewell GD, Notes on the Fipa, Tanganyika Notes and Records, Dar es Salaam, 1937, No. 3.
- Willis RG, The Fipa and related peoples of South-West Tanzania and North-East Zambia, L., 1966.