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Linyanti River and north-eastern Namibia
The Yeyi were a Bantu-speaking people associated with the Linyanti River and dependent on foraging and fishing. The extract places them within the complex social and ecological landscape of north-eastern Namibia, where river environments supported communities whose livelihoods did not depend solely on agriculture or herding. Most Yeyi later migrated southward under pressure from the expanding Lozi kingdom.
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The Story
The Yeyi lived at the Linyanti River, a watercourse later associated with the southern boundary of the Caprivi Strip. Their livelihood depended on foraging and fishing, placing them within the riverine economies that characterized parts of north-eastern Namibia and adjacent regions.
The Yeyi occupied this environment alongside other communities, including Khoé- and San-speaking groups and the neighboring populations of the north. Their history illustrates the diversity of economic strategies in the region, where access to rivers could support communities beyond the centralized agricultural and herding kingdoms.
By about 1750, most Yeyi had migrated southwards under pressure from the expanding Lozi kingdom. The passage therefore connects Yeyi history to the expansion of a neighboring political power and to the movement of populations across the wider Zambezi–Caprivi region.
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Linyanti River and north-eastern Namibia
The Yeyi were a Bantu-speaking people associated with the Linyanti River and dependent on foraging and fishing. The extract places them within the complex social and ecological landscape of north-eastern Namibia, where river environments supported communities whose livelihoods did not depend solely on agriculture or herding. Most Yeyi later migrated southward under pressure from the expanding Lozi kingdom.
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The Story
The Yeyi lived at the Linyanti River, a watercourse later associated with the southern boundary of the Caprivi Strip. Their livelihood depended on foraging and fishing, placing them within the riverine economies that characterized parts of north-eastern Namibia and adjacent regions.
The Yeyi occupied this environment alongside other communities, including Khoé- and San-speaking groups and the neighboring populations of the north. Their history illustrates the diversity of economic strategies in the region, where access to rivers could support communities beyond the centralized agricultural and herding kingdoms.
By about 1750, most Yeyi had migrated southwards under pressure from the expanding Lozi kingdom. The passage therefore connects Yeyi history to the expansion of a neighboring political power and to the movement of populations across the wider Zambezi–Caprivi region.
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