Transcript Cultures and Lifestyles of Africa South of Sahara

Cultures and Lifestyles of
Africa South of Sahara
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Language
• Lingua France – universal language
• 3 main language families in Africa
– African
– Afro-asiatic
– Malayo – Polynesian
• Over 800 spoken in Africa
Religions
• Traditional religions – polytheistic w/
supreme creator
• Islam – E. Coast/Swahili
• Christianity – Colonial powers brought
Arts
• Djabo cave
paintings
• Kente cloth of W.
Africa
• Masks, sculptures,
and weavings
Literature
• Nobel prize winners in 1986 & 1991
– 1986 Wole Soyinka
Nigeria
– 1991 Nadine Gordimer
S. Africa
Varied Lifestyles
• Traditional to modern clothing
• Extended families are important
• Clans – large group of related people
Looking ahead
• Literacy rates on rise
• More schools but not $ to send kids
• T.V. has been tool of choice