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Umbundu kinship & characterBook 1949 • Childs, Gladwyn Murray
Ovimbundu • Africa > Southern Africa
This volume, as stated in the subtitle, is a 'description of the social structure and individual development of the Ovimbundu of Angola, with observations concerning the bearing on the enterpr...The kingdom of Wambu (Huambo)article 1964 • Childs, Gladwyn Murray
Ovimbundu • Africa > Southern Africa
Wambu (Huambo) is one of the oldest Ovimbundu kingdoms, established around 1640, although legend points to a prior reign of kings and queens. The Jaga warrior Wambu Kalunga took over the kingd...