Nguni people

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The Nguni people are a group of closely related Bantu-speaking ethnic communities of Southern Africa, including the Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, and Ndebele, known for their rich cultural traditions and historical kingdoms.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Nguni peoples 13
Nguni 1
Nguni people canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu peoples
Southern African people
ethnic group
associatedWithEvent Mfecane period of upheaval in the early 19th century
colonialHistory experienced European colonization in Southern Africa
continent Africa
culturalTrait age-set systems
ancestor veneration
beadwork arts
bridewealth practices
cattle herding traditions
initiation rites
praise poetry tradition
stick fighting
use of clan praises (izithakazelo)
ethnolinguisticGroupOf Ndebele people
Swazi people
Xhosa people
Zulu people
historicalKingdom Ndebele Kingdom
linked to: Kingdom of Matabele

Swazi Kingdom
Xhosa polities
Zulu Kingdom
languageFamily Nguni languages
linguisticFeature use of click consonants in several Nguni languages
livelihood agriculture
mixed farming
pastoralism
mainLanguage Northern Ndebele language
linked to: Northern Ndebele

Southern Ndebele language
linked to: Southern Ndebele

Swazi language
Xhosa language
linked to: Xhosa

Zulu language
linked to: Zulu
notablePractice circumcision rites among some groups
lobola bridewealth system
use of praise names and clan names
region Eswatini
Mozambique
South Africa
Southern Africa
Zimbabwe
religion Christianity
traditional African religion
socialOrganization chiefdoms and kingdoms
patrilineal clans
subgroupOf Bantu peoples
traditionalEconomy cattle as a measure of wealth
traditionalHousing homesteads organized around cattle enclosures
traditionalMusic call-and-response singing
drumming and dance

How these facts were elicited

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

Zulu people ethnolinguisticGroup Nguni people
Thembu people ethnolinguisticGroup Nguni peoples
linked to: Nguni people
Bhaca polity ethnoLinguisticAffiliation Nguni
linked to: Nguni people
Xhosa people partOf Nguni peoples
linked to: Nguni people
Swazi people ethnolinguisticGroup Nguni peoples
linked to: Nguni people
Mthethwa Paramountcy ethnicGroup Nguni peoples
linked to: Nguni people
Gaika dialect usedBy amaGqika subgroup of Xhosa
linked to: Nguni people
Sotho-Tswana peoples relatedEthnicGroup Nguni peoples
linked to: Nguni people
Bhaca people culturalGroup Nguni peoples
linked to: Nguni people
Thembuland associatedWith Nguni peoples
linked to: Nguni people
Thembu partOf Nguni peoples
linked to: Nguni people
amaGcaleka partOf Nguni peoples
linked to: Nguni people
Bhaca partOf Nguni peoples
linked to: Nguni people
Xesibe partOf Nguni peoples
linked to: Nguni people
Mpondo subgroupOf Nguni peoples
linked to: Nguni people
Gcaleka ethnolinguisticGroup Nguni peoples
linked to: Nguni people