AmaBhaca

E915105

AmaBhaca are a Southern African ethnic group, primarily found in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, known for their distinct Nguni language and cultural traditions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
AmaBhaca canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Nguni people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
colonialHistory affected by British colonial rule in the Eastern Cape ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
countryOfficialName Republic of South Africa ⓘ
linked to: South Africa
culturalHeritage Nguni customs and traditions ⓘ
culturalIdentity distinct Nguni identity ⓘ
culturalPractice initiation rites ⓘ
praise poetry ⓘ
traditional dance ⓘ
culturalRegion Southern Africa ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Nguni ⓘ
hasClanPraiseNames yes ⓘ
hasLanguage Bhaca language ⓘ
isiBhaca ⓘ
hasOralTradition yes ⓘ
hasTraditionalDress yes ⓘ
hasTraditionalMusic yes ⓘ
historicalRegion Mzimkhulu area ⓘ
linked to: Umzimkhulu area

Transkei ⓘ
languageFamily Bantu languages ⓘ
languageStatus minority language in South Africa ⓘ
marriageSystem lobola ⓘ
modernReligion Christianity ⓘ
neighboringGroups AmaMpondo ⓘ
linked to: Mpondo

AmaThembu ⓘ
linked to: Thembu

AmaXhosa ⓘ
linked to: Xhosa
participatesIn broader Nguni cultural sphere ⓘ
populationDistribution rural Eastern Cape communities ⓘ
urban centers in South Africa ⓘ
practicesAncestorVeneration yes ⓘ
primaryRegion Eastern Cape ⓘ
regionOfOrigin southeastern South Africa ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup AmaNdebele ⓘ
linked to: Southern Ndebele

AmaSwati ⓘ
AmaXhosa ⓘ
linked to: Xhosa

AmaZulu ⓘ
linked to: AmaZulu F.C.
socialStructure clan-based ⓘ
traditionalHousing homesteads with rondavels ⓘ
traditionalLeadership chiefdoms ⓘ
traditionalReligion African traditional religion ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence agriculture ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ
usesClanSystem yes ⓘ
usesClickConsonants yes ⓘ
usesPatrilinealDescent yes ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

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

Bhaca people → ethnonym → AmaBhaca ⓘ