Lega (African people)

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Name (Hebrew)
לגה (עם אפריקני)
Name (Latin)
Lega (African people)
Name (Arabic)
ليغا (شعب أفريقي)
Other forms of name
Balegga (African people)
Barega (African people)
Kalega (African people)
Kilega (African people)
Kirega (African people)
nne Rega (African people)
Shabunda Lega (African people)
Valega (African people)
Vuaregga (African people)
Walega (African people)
nne Waregas
See Also From tracing topical name
Bantu-speaking peoples
Ethnology Democratic Republic of the Congo
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q2088223
Library of congress: sh 85145248
Sources of Information
  • African ethnoyms:p. 344 (Lega, Shabunda (Kilega, Rega, Kirega))
  • Ethnologue:p. 177 (Rega (Barega, Lega, Walega))
  • Murdock world cult.:p. 72 (Rega (Balegga, Barega, Kalega, Valega, Warega))
  • Biebuyck, D. Lega culture, 1973.
  • African ethnonyms, 1996(Lega; variants: Balega, Balegga, Rega, Walega, Warega)
  • Ethnologue, 2000(Lega-Mwenga and Lega-Shabunda)
  • African words website, Jan 12, 2002(Lega; live in the rain forest of eastern Zaire)