The Ovimbundu are an ethnic group consisting of traders, farmers, and herders who live on the Bié Plateau of central Angola. They speak both Portuguese and the Bantu language of Umbundu. As the largest ethnic group in Angola, they make up 37 percent of the country's population. Many Ovimbundu follow Christianity; however, some still retain practices from African traditional religions. The Ovimbundu once were traders with other African peoples and with the Portuguese.

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  • The Ovimbundu are an ethnic group consisting of traders, farmers, and herders who live on the Bié Plateau of central Angola. They speak both Portuguese and the Bantu language of Umbundu. As the largest ethnic group in Angola, they make up 37 percent of the country's population. Many Ovimbundu follow Christianity; however, some still retain practices from African traditional religions. The Ovimbundu once were traders with other African peoples and with the Portuguese. Each trading caravan had a professional leader and diviner. Trade agreements that had linked the independent chiefdoms led to the development of regional specialization; including metalwork and cornmeal production. Slavery and the slave trade were also an integral part of Ovimbundu societies. Large-scale trading activities declined with the suppression of the slave trade and the construction of the Benguela Railway in 1904. The Ovimbundu were a main force behind the UNITA rebel army. Huambo and Kuito, the two largest cities of Ovimbundu territory, were completely destroyed in the bloody Angolan Civil War between 1992 and 1994.
  • Die Ovimbundu (Umbundu oder Bunda genannt) sind die größte Volksgruppe Angolas und machen etwa 30 - 40 % der angolanischen Bevölkerung aus. Ihre Zahl liegt bei etwa 4.175.000. Die Ovimbundu sind Händler, Bauern und Viehzüchter und leben vorwiegend im Hochland von Bié im Zentrum des Landes. Sie sprechen sowohl die Bantusprache Umbundu als auch die Portugiesische Sprache. Viele Ovimbundu sind Christen. Die Rebellenarmee UNITA, welche im Bürgerkrieg in Angola bis 2002 gegen die angolanische Regierung kämpfte, rekrutierte sich vornehmlich aus den Ovimbundu, als deren Widerstandsorganisation gegen die portugiesische Kolonialherrschaft sie ursprünglich gegründet worden war. Die beiden wichtigsten Städte der Ovimbundu, Huambo und Kuito, wurden im Bürgerkrieg weitgehend zerstört.
  • Les Ovimbundus sont un peuple d'Afrique australe qui vit surtout au sud-ouest de l’Angola et au nord de la Namibie.
  • Gli Ovimbundu (anche chiamati Mbundu, Umbundu o Bunda) sono il gruppo di popolazione più numeroso dell'Angola, ne fa parte circa il 30 - 40 % della popolazione del paese (circa 4.175.000 di persone). Gli Ovimbundu sono dediti al commercio, all'agricoltura e all'allevamento e vivono prevalentemente sull'altopiano di Bié nella parte centrale del paese. Parlano sia la lingua Bantu Umbundu sia la lingua portoghese. Molti Ovmbundu sono cristiani. Le armate ribelli dell'UNITA, in lotta contro il governo angolano nella guerra civile durata fino al 2002, reclutavano le loro truppe prevalentemente fra gli Ovimbundu, l'UNITA era infatti nata come organizzazione di resistenza di questa popolazione contro l'autorità coloniale portoghese. Le due città principali degli Ovimbundu, Huambo e Kuito, subirono grossi danni durante la guerra civile.
  • Ocimbundu (l. poj. , j. umbundu), Owimbundu to największa grupa etniczna w Angoli . Często są myleni z drugą co do wielkości grupą Mbundu, jednak różnią się od nich zarówno historią, jak i w konsekwencji kulturą.
  • Os ovimbundos são uma etnia banta de Angola. Eles constituem cerca de 40% da população do país e falam a sua própria língua, o umbundo; uma parte significativa também fala português. Os ovimbundos ocupam uma região que compreende as provincias do Huambo, Bi´w, Benguela, parte do Kuanza Sul, parte da Huila.
  • Овімбу́нду (мбунду) — народ мовної спорідненості банту в Анголі.
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  • The Ovimbundu are an ethnic group consisting of traders, farmers, and herders who live on the Bié Plateau of central Angola. They speak both Portuguese and the Bantu language of Umbundu. As the largest ethnic group in Angola, they make up 37 percent of the country's population. Many Ovimbundu follow Christianity; however, some still retain practices from African traditional religions. The Ovimbundu once were traders with other African peoples and with the Portuguese.
  • Die Ovimbundu (Umbundu oder Bunda genannt) sind die größte Volksgruppe Angolas und machen etwa 30 - 40 % der angolanischen Bevölkerung aus. Ihre Zahl liegt bei etwa 4.175.000. Die Ovimbundu sind Händler, Bauern und Viehzüchter und leben vorwiegend im Hochland von Bié im Zentrum des Landes. Sie sprechen sowohl die Bantusprache Umbundu als auch die Portugiesische Sprache. Viele Ovimbundu sind Christen.
  • Les Ovimbundus sont un peuple d'Afrique australe qui vit surtout au sud-ouest de l’Angola et au nord de la Namibie.
  • Gli Ovimbundu (anche chiamati Mbundu, Umbundu o Bunda) sono il gruppo di popolazione più numeroso dell'Angola, ne fa parte circa il 30 - 40 % della popolazione del paese (circa 4.175.000 di persone). Gli Ovimbundu sono dediti al commercio, all'agricoltura e all'allevamento e vivono prevalentemente sull'altopiano di Bié nella parte centrale del paese. Parlano sia la lingua Bantu Umbundu sia la lingua portoghese. Molti Ovmbundu sono cristiani.
  • Ocimbundu (l. poj. , j. umbundu), Owimbundu to największa grupa etniczna w Angoli . Często są myleni z drugą co do wielkości grupą Mbundu, jednak różnią się od nich zarówno historią, jak i w konsekwencji kulturą.
  • Os ovimbundos são uma etnia banta de Angola. Eles constituem cerca de 40% da população do país e falam a sua própria língua, o umbundo; uma parte significativa também fala português. Os ovimbundos ocupam uma região que compreende as provincias do Huambo, Bi´w, Benguela, parte do Kuanza Sul, parte da Huila.
  • Овімбу́нду (мбунду) — народ мовної спорідненості банту в Анголі.
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