Komo people (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Ethnic group
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The Kumu or Komo are a Bantu people from Central Africa that lives in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
WaKumu/BaKumu | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| c. 400.000 [citation needed] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo | 400.000 speakers of Komo language (1998) |
| Languages | |
| Komo, Swahili, French | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional religion, Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Nande, Hunde, Nyanga, other Eastern Bantu peoples | |
Ethnonomy
Depending on the sources and context, there are several forms: Babira, Bakomo, Bakumbu, Bakumu, Komos, Kumo, Kumu, Kuumu, Wakumu.[1]
Language
Their language is Komo (or Kikomo), a Bantu language which was estimated to have 400,000 speakers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1998.[2][3]
Religion
The Komo traditionally believe in creators of worlds (Muungu) and demiurges (Nkya). There are astral legends. Before farming and hunting begin, rituals with sacrifices to the spirits are performed. There is also a belief in magic. Part of the population is Catholic (mainly urban residents).[5]