Culture & communities

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the Macua

The Macua

Primarily agriculturalists or urban, the Macua are the largest ethnic group in Mozambique, but regional differences are expressed in dialects and through traditions of dance...

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the Makonde
Makonde

The Makonde

The Mozambican Makonde settled around the Mueda Plateau and maintain active ties with the Makonde in Tanzania, though separated by the Rovuma river....

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the Muani

The Muani

The Muani are mainly fishermen, and are found exclusively in coastal settlements. Tradition is matrilineal, but this matrilineality has been sublimated to some degree by the Islamic influence....

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big tree
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Medjumbe Lighthouse
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