Coloured (South African racial classification)

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:group_of_people
racial classification
gptkbp:ancestry gptkb:Indian
gptkb:Malay
gptkb:Xhosa
gptkb:Griqua
gptkb:Khoisan
European
Other African groups
gptkbp:culture distinct cuisine
distinct music
distinct traditions
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:Population_Registration_Act,_1950
gptkbp:discriminatedUnder Apartheid laws
gptkbp:historicallyClassifiedBy gptkb:Apartheid_government
gptkbp:historicalName created during colonial and apartheid eras
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Coloured (South African racial classification)
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Afrikaans
English
South African indigenous languages
gptkbp:legalStatus officially recognized in South African law
gptkbp:location gptkb:Western_Cape
gptkb:Eastern_Cape
gptkb:Northern_Cape
gptkbp:notableGroup gptkb:Griqua
gptkb:Cape_Coloureds
gptkb:Rehoboth_Basters
gptkb:Cape_Malays
Nama
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Trevor_Noah
gptkb:Abdullah_Ibrahim
gptkb:Patricia_de_Lille
gptkbp:populationEstimate 4.2 million (South Africa, 2011 census)
gptkbp:postApartheidStatus remains a demographic category
gptkbp:regardedAs controversial term
neutral or self-identification within South Africa
pejorative outside South Africa
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Indian_South_Africans
gptkb:White_South_Africans
gptkb:Black_South_Africans
Mixed-race people
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
other faiths
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Namibia
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cape_Coloureds
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6