Mpama people

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The Mpama are an ethnic group that today live in eastern Congo and western Democratic Republic of Congo, mainly along the Congo River. Because of their similarity to the Lia, Ntomba and Sengele, they are considered part of the Mongo ethnic group. They are river residents and lived traditionally from fishing, agriculture and trade in the Congo. [1]

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Congo River river in central Africa

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They speak the Mpama language.

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Mpama can refer to:

References

  1. ↑ James Stuart Olson: The Peoples of Africa: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996 ISBN   0313279187, p. 407
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