AmaKhosa people

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Xhosa_people
gptkbp:clan Yes
gptkbp:country gptkb:Botswana
gptkb:Lesotho
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkbp:cuisine gptkb:umngqusho
umphokoqo
chakalaka
umleqwa
gptkbp:customs gptkb:ulwaluko_(male_initiation)
ukuthwala (traditional marriage practice)
gptkbp:flag Xhosa royal flag
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label AmaKhosa people
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Bantu_languages
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Xhosa
gptkbp:majorClans gptkb:Dlamini
gptkb:Hlubi
gptkb:Bhaca
gptkb:Bomvana
gptkb:Gcaleka
gptkb:Mpondo
gptkb:Mpondomise
gptkb:Rharhabe
gptkb:Thembu
gptkb:Xesibe
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:isicathamiya
mbube
traditional Xhosa music
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Frontier_Wars
Apartheid resistance
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Nelson_Mandela
gptkb:Steve_Biko
gptkb:Thabo_Mbeki
gptkb:Miriam_Makeba
gptkbp:oralTradition gptkb:storytelling
praise poetry (izibongo)
gptkbp:population approximately 8 million
gptkbp:region gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Gauteng
gptkb:Western_Cape
gptkb:Eastern_Cape
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Sotho_people
gptkb:Swazi_people
gptkb:Zulu_people
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
African traditional religion
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:King_Ahlangene_Sigcawu
gptkb:King_Zwelonke_Sigcawu
gptkbp:traditionalDress isikhakha
umbhaco
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Xhosa initiation rituals (intangible heritage)
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Latin_alphabet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Khosa_Chieftaincy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6