Kabre

Japanese: Kabre
Kabre

...North of the town of Sokode in the center of the country are the Kabre, Moba, Lamba-Krontoponma and other tribes who speak languages ​​that belong to the Volta language group. The Kabre, a representative tribe, cultivate terraces on the hills, and practice highly intensive agriculture, cultivating crops such as millet, rice and yams. Despite the country's small size, the conflict between the north and south is deep-rooted, and President Gnassingbe Eyadéma (1935-) is from a northern tribe, which has created strong resentment among the Ewe, a powerful tribe in the south, and the political situation is unstable.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Kabre" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…中央部の町ソコデより北は,ボルタ語群に含まれる言語を話すカブレ,モバ,ランバ・クロントポンマなどの部族が居住している。その代表的なカブレ族Kabreは丘陵地をテラス耕作し,高度な集約農業を行い,ミレット,イネ,ヤムイモなどの作物を栽培している。 小国であるにもかかわらず南北の対立は根深く,エヤデマGnassingbe Eyadéma(1935‐ )大統領が北部の部族出身のため,南部の有力部族であるエウェの反感が強く,政情は不安定である。…

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