Ndau people

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The Ndau people are an ethnic group of southeastern Africa, primarily inhabiting areas of eastern Zimbabwe and central Mozambique, known for their distinct language and cultural traditions within the broader Shona cultural sphere.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Ndau people canonical 12

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
colonialHistory British Southern Rhodesia ⓘ
Portuguese Mozambique ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Republic of Mozambique ⓘ
linked to: Mozambique

Republic of Zimbabwe ⓘ
linked to: Zimbabwe
culturalContinuity maintain traditions across Zimbabwe–Mozambique border ⓘ
culturalIdentity distinct subgroup within broader Shona identity ⓘ
culturalSphere Shona cultural sphere ⓘ
ethnicGroupIn Mozambique ⓘ
Zimbabwe ⓘ
kinshipSystem patrilineal descent ⓘ
languageFamily Bantu languages ⓘ
languageGroup Shona languages ⓘ
linked to: Shona
languageSpoken Ndau language ⓘ
linked to: Ndau dialect
linguisticCode ISO 639-3: ndc ⓘ
linguisticStatus recognized Shona variety in Zimbabwe ⓘ
marriageCustoms lobola bridewealth ⓘ
migrationHistory historical movements between Mozambique and Zimbabwe ⓘ
neighboringGroups Karanga people ⓘ
Manyika people ⓘ
Sena people ⓘ
Tsonga people ⓘ
oralTradition clan histories ⓘ
praise poetry ⓘ
primaryRegion central Mozambique ⓘ
eastern Zimbabwe ⓘ
religion African traditional religion ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
ritualPractice healing ceremonies ⓘ
rainmaking ceremonies ⓘ
socialStructure clan-based organization ⓘ
subgroupOf Shona people ⓘ
subregion southeastern Africa ⓘ
traditionalBelief ancestor veneration ⓘ
spirit mediums ⓘ
traditionalCraft basketry ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ
traditionalCrops cassava ⓘ
maize ⓘ
millet ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ
traditionalDance ritual dances ⓘ
traditionalEconomy cattle herding ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
traditionalMusic drumming ⓘ
mbira ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

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

Eastern Zimbabwe → hasSubgroup → Ndau people ⓘ
subject linked to: eastern Zimbabwe
Ndau → isSpokenBy → Ndau people ⓘ
Sofala Province → hasEthnicGroup → Ndau people ⓘ
Manyika people → relatedEthnicGroup → Ndau people ⓘ
Chindau → spokenBy → Ndau people ⓘ
Cindau → ethnicGroupAssociated → Ndau people ⓘ
Ndau dialect → ethnicGroup → Ndau people ⓘ
Korekore people → relatedEthnicGroup → Ndau people ⓘ
Karanga people → neighboringGroups → Ndau people ⓘ
Zezuru people → neighboringGroups → Ndau people ⓘ
Shangani people → relatedGroup → Ndau people ⓘ
Central Mozambique → hasEthnicGroup → Ndau people ⓘ
subject linked to: central Mozambique