Ndebele people

E149985

The Ndebele people are a Southern African ethnic group known for their Nguni language, distinctive geometric house painting, beadwork, and rich cultural traditions.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu people ⓘ
Nguni people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
artForm colorful beadwork ⓘ
geometric patterns ⓘ
wall mural painting ⓘ
artSymbolism geometric motifs representing identity ⓘ
use of bold black outlines ⓘ
use of bright contrasting colors ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Botswana ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
Zimbabwe ⓘ
culturalPractice beadwork ⓘ
bridewealth customs ⓘ
geometric house painting ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ
culturalTransmission designs passed down through generations ⓘ
ethnonym Ndebele ⓘ
linked to: Ndebele people
genderRolesInArt women as primary beadworkers ⓘ
women as primary house painters ⓘ
heritageStatus recognized element of South African cultural heritage ⓘ
ISO639-2LanguageCode nbl ⓘ
nde ⓘ
languageFamily Bantu languages ⓘ
languageGroup Nguni languages ⓘ
notableFor colorful mural art ⓘ
distinctive geometric house painting ⓘ
intricate beadwork ⓘ
rich cultural traditions ⓘ
region Southern Africa ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Ngoni people ⓘ
Swazi people ⓘ
Xhosa people ⓘ
Zulu people ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
traditional African religion ⓘ
socialStructure chiefdoms ⓘ
patrilineal clans ⓘ
traditionalArchitecture painted homesteads ⓘ
traditionalClothing beaded aprons ⓘ
blankets with geometric designs ⓘ
leg rings ⓘ
neck rings ⓘ
traditionalEconomy cattle herding ⓘ
craft production ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
traditionalLanguage Northern Ndebele language ⓘ
linked to: Northern Ndebele

Southern Ndebele language ⓘ
linked to: Southern Ndebele

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southern Ndebele → spokenBy → Southern Ndebele people ⓘ
linked to: Ndebele people
Southern Ndebele → spokenBy → Ndebele people of South Africa ⓘ
linked to: Ndebele people
Matabeleland North → ethnicGroup → Ndebele people ⓘ
Matabeleland South → demographicGroup → Ndebele people ⓘ
Matabeleland South → hasEthnicGroup → Ndebele ⓘ
linked to: Ndebele people
Zulu people → relatedEthnicGroup → Ndebele people ⓘ
Zulu people → relatedEthnicGroup → Southern Ndebele people ⓘ
linked to: Ndebele people
Zulu people → relatedEthnicGroup → Northern Ndebele people ⓘ
linked to: Ndebele people
City of Kings → relatesToEthnicGroup → Ndebele people ⓘ
Matabeleland → traditionalInhabitants → Ndebele people ⓘ
Matabeleland → ethnicGroup → Ndebele people ⓘ
Matabeleland → historicalNameDerivedFrom → Ndebele (Matabele) people ⓘ
linked to: Ndebele people
Matabeleland → demographicGroup → Ndebele ⓘ
linked to: Ndebele people
Lobengula Khumalo → ethnicGroup → Northern Ndebele people ⓘ
linked to: Ndebele people
Swazi people → relatedEthnicGroup → Ndebele people ⓘ
Mfecane → hasKeyGroup → Ndebele (Matabele) ⓘ
linked to: Ndebele people
Canaan Banana → ethnicGroup → Ndebele people ⓘ
Ndebele architecture → ethnicGroup → Southern Ndebele people ⓘ
linked to: Ndebele people
Ndebele architecture → ethnicGroup → Northern Ndebele people ⓘ
linked to: Ndebele people
Ndebele beadwork → practicedBy → Ndebele people ⓘ
Ndebele beadwork → traditionallyMadeBy → Ndebele women ⓘ
linked to: Ndebele people
Ndebele people → ethnonym → Ndebele ⓘ
linked to: Ndebele people
Tsholotsho → ethnicMajority → Ndebele people ⓘ
Tonga people → neighboringGroups → Ndebele people ⓘ
Nkayi → hasPredominantEthnicGroup → Ndebele people ⓘ
Kalanga people → relatedEthnicGroup → Ndebele people ⓘ
Midlands Province → hasEthnicGroup → Ndebele people ⓘ
subject linked to: Midlands
Nguni people → ethnolinguisticGroupOf → Ndebele people ⓘ
Kololo → conflictWith → Ndebele ⓘ
linked to: Ndebele people
Hlubi people → relatedEthnicGroup → Ndebele people ⓘ
Black South African → hasEthnicSubgroup → Ndebele ⓘ
linked to: Ndebele people
Joshua Nkomo → ethnicGroup → Ndebele people ⓘ
Second Matabele War → conflictBetween → Ndebele people ⓘ
Second Matabele War → hasParticipant → Ndebele people ⓘ
Second Matabele War → hasEthnicGroupInvolved → Ndebele ⓘ
linked to: Ndebele people
Kingdom of Matabele → ethnicGroup → Ndebele people ⓘ
Mzilikazi kaMashobane → ethnicGroup → Northern Ndebele people ⓘ
linked to: Ndebele people
Mzilikazi kaMashobane → tribalAffiliation → Ndebele (Matabele) ⓘ
linked to: Ndebele people
Lobengula → ethnicGroup → Ndebele people ⓘ
House of Khumalo → ethnicGroupOfOrigin → Ndebele people ⓘ
Khumalo dynasty → ethnicGroup → Northern Ndebele people ⓘ
linked to: Ndebele people
Khumalo dynasty → associatedWith → Matabele people ⓘ
linked to: Ndebele people
HMS Matabele → namedAfter → Matabele people ⓘ
linked to: Ndebele people
Fulatha Tshabalala → partOf → Ndebele people ⓘ
Southeastern Africa → hasEthnicGroup → Ndebele people ⓘ
subject linked to: southeastern Africa
Tonga (southern Africa) → neighboringEthnicGroups → Ndebele people ⓘ
subject linked to: Tonga