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The Bayanzi (or Yan, Yanzi, Yansi people) are an ethnic group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo who live in the southwest of the country and number about seven million.They speak Kiyansi Bantu language.The largest political unit is the chieftainship, of which there are about 120 under 3 traditional kings of which the most prominent is the Kinkie or Binkie King whose latest figurehead was Mfum' ngol' or Mfumu ngolo as pronounced by Europeans (translated as the Great or strong King) from kidzweme territory.The Bayanzi are matrilineal, so a child belongs to the clan of the mother.The Belgian colonial travelers first encountered them at Bolobo on the Congo River, as traders up and down the river.They employed them from 1883 as bodyguards mainly.Later the Bayanzi were forced to labor on t

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  • Die Yanzi (auch Yan, Yansi) sind eine Ethnie in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo. Wahrscheinlich sind sie eine Untergruppe der Bakongo. Sie sprechen eine Bantusprache. Die Yanzi sind bekannt für ihren starken Drang nach Unabhängigkeit und widersetzten sich der belgischen Kolonialherrschaft. Nach der Unabhängigkeit der Demokratische Republik Kongo kam es zu Auseinandersetzungen mit anderen Bakongo sowie der Zentralregierung. Etwa eine Million Yanzi leben hauptsächlich im Südwesten der Demokratischen Republik Kongo, in einem Gebiet südlich des Kasai und östlich des Kwango. (de)
  • Les Yanzi ou Yansi constituent un peuple de la République démocratique du Congo, originaire de la province du Bandundu. (fr)
  • The Bayanzi (or Yan, Yanzi, Yansi people) are an ethnic group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo who live in the southwest of the country and number about seven million.They speak Kiyansi Bantu language.The largest political unit is the chieftainship, of which there are about 120 under 3 traditional kings of which the most prominent is the Kinkie or Binkie King whose latest figurehead was Mfum' ngol' or Mfumu ngolo as pronounced by Europeans (translated as the Great or strong King) from kidzweme territory.The Bayanzi are matrilineal, so a child belongs to the clan of the mother.The Belgian colonial travelers first encountered them at Bolobo on the Congo River, as traders up and down the river.They employed them from 1883 as bodyguards mainly.Later the Bayanzi were forced to labor on the palm oil plantations and later used as clerks or translators. (en)
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  • River mouths and towns in the Congo (en)
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  • Bayanzi (en)
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  • Die Yanzi (auch Yan, Yansi) sind eine Ethnie in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo. Wahrscheinlich sind sie eine Untergruppe der Bakongo. Sie sprechen eine Bantusprache. Die Yanzi sind bekannt für ihren starken Drang nach Unabhängigkeit und widersetzten sich der belgischen Kolonialherrschaft. Nach der Unabhängigkeit der Demokratische Republik Kongo kam es zu Auseinandersetzungen mit anderen Bakongo sowie der Zentralregierung. Etwa eine Million Yanzi leben hauptsächlich im Südwesten der Demokratischen Republik Kongo, in einem Gebiet südlich des Kasai und östlich des Kwango. (de)
  • Les Yanzi ou Yansi constituent un peuple de la République démocratique du Congo, originaire de la province du Bandundu. (fr)
  • The Bayanzi (or Yan, Yanzi, Yansi people) are an ethnic group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo who live in the southwest of the country and number about seven million.They speak Kiyansi Bantu language.The largest political unit is the chieftainship, of which there are about 120 under 3 traditional kings of which the most prominent is the Kinkie or Binkie King whose latest figurehead was Mfum' ngol' or Mfumu ngolo as pronounced by Europeans (translated as the Great or strong King) from kidzweme territory.The Bayanzi are matrilineal, so a child belongs to the clan of the mother.The Belgian colonial travelers first encountered them at Bolobo on the Congo River, as traders up and down the river.They employed them from 1883 as bodyguards mainly.Later the Bayanzi were forced to labor on t (en)
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  • Yanzi (Ethnie) (de)
  • Yanzi (peuple) (fr)
  • Yanzi people (en)
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