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Bongo people (South Sudan), the Glossary

The Bongo are a Central Sudanic speaking ethnic group, living at the eastern side of the Albert Nile River in northwestern Uganda and in neighbouring South Sudan in small, scattered settlements south and east of Wau.^[1]

23 relations: Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Art history, Bongo language, Bongo–Baka languages, Central Sudanic languages, Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus, Dinka people, E. E. Evans-Pritchard, Funerary art, Georg August Schweinfurth, Girdle, Grave, History of slavery, Mahdi, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Nilotic peoples, Nuer people, Pacific Lutheran University, Septum, South Sudan, Tribal art, White Nile.
Central Sudanic peoples
Culture of South Sudan
Warrap (state)
Western Bahr el Ghazal

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (السودان الإنجليزي المصري) was a condominium of the United Kingdom and Egypt between 1899 and 1956, corresponding mostly to the territory of present-day South Sudan and Sudan.

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Art history

Art history is, briefly, the history of art—or the study of a specific type of objects created in the past.

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Bongo language

Bongo (Bungu), also known as Dor, is a Central Sudanic language spoken by the Bongo people in sparsely populated areas of Bahr al Ghazal in South Sudan.

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Bongo–Baka languages

The Bongo languages, or Bongo–Baka, comprise six languages spoken in South Sudan.

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Central Sudanic languages

Central Sudanic is a family of about sixty languages that have been included in the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family.

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Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus

The Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (Missionarii Comboniani Cordis Iesu), also known as the Comboni Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, or the Verona Fathers, and originally called the Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Congregatio Filiorum S. Cordis Iesu), is a Catholic clerical male religious congregation of pontifical right.

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Dinka people

The Dinka people (Jiɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ) are a Nilotic ethnic group native to South Sudan. Bongo people (South Sudan) and Dinka people are ethnic groups in South Sudan.

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E. E. Evans-Pritchard

Sir Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard FBA FRAI (21 September 1902 – 11 September 1973) was an English anthropologist who was instrumental in the development of social anthropology.

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Funerary art

Funerary art is any work of art forming, or placed in, a repository for the remains of the dead.

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Georg August Schweinfurth

Georg August Schweinfurth (29 December 1836 – 19 September 1925) was a Baltic German botanist and ethnologist who explored East Central Africa.

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Girdle

A belt without a buckle, especially if a cord or rope, is called a girdle in various contexts, especially historical ones, where girdles were a very common part of everyday clothing from antiquity until perhaps the 15th century, especially for women.

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Grave

A grave is a location where a dead body (typically that of a human, although sometimes that of an animal) is buried or interred after a funeral.

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History of slavery

The history of slavery spans many cultures, nationalities, and religions from ancient times to the present day.

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Mahdi

The Mahdi (lit) is a figure in Islamic eschatology who is believed to appear at the End of Times to rid the world of evil and injustice.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially referred to as the Met, is an encyclopedic art museum in New York City.

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Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac

The Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac (Jacques Chirac Museum of Branly Quay), located in Paris, France, is a museum designed by French architect Jean Nouvel to feature the indigenous art and cultures of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas.

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Nilotic peoples

The Nilotic peoples are people indigenous to the Nile Valley who speak Nilotic languages. Bongo people (South Sudan) and Nilotic peoples are ethnic groups in South Sudan.

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Nuer people

The Nuer people are a Nilotic ethnic group concentrated in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan. Bongo people (South Sudan) and Nuer people are ethnic groups in South Sudan.

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