National anthem of South Africa

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The national anthem of South Africa is a unique hybrid song that combines multiple languages and melodies, symbolizing the country’s unity and diverse cultural heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national anthem ⓘ
song ⓘ
adopted 1997 ⓘ
adoptedBy Republic of South Africa ⓘ
linked to: South Africa
alsoKnownAs South African national anthem ⓘ
associatedWith democratic South Africa ⓘ
post-apartheid South Africa ⓘ
basedOn Die Stem van Suid-Afrika ⓘ
Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
genre patriotic song ⓘ
hasPart Afrikaans section ⓘ
English section ⓘ
Sesotho section ⓘ
Xhosa section ⓘ
Zulu section ⓘ
language Afrikaans ⓘ
English ⓘ
Sesotho ⓘ
Xhosa ⓘ
Zulu ⓘ
legalStatus defined in South African law ⓘ
lyricsPortionFrom Die Stem van Suid-Afrika ⓘ
Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika ⓘ
lyricTheme hope for the nation ⓘ
patriotism ⓘ
prayer for blessing ⓘ
melodyFrom Die Stem van Suid-Afrika ⓘ
Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika ⓘ
partOf national symbols of South Africa ⓘ
performancePractice performed at international sports events ⓘ
performed at official state events ⓘ
predecessor Die Stem van Suid-Afrika ⓘ
Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika ⓘ
region Southern Africa ⓘ
shortDescription multilingual hybrid national anthem of South Africa ⓘ
status official national anthem ⓘ
structure hybrid of two songs ⓘ
multilingual lyrics ⓘ
symbolizes cultural diversity ⓘ
national unity ⓘ
reconciliation ⓘ
title National anthem of South Africa ⓘ
usesScript Latin alphabet ⓘ

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Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (part) → partOf → National anthem of South Africa ⓘ
Die Stem van Suid-Afrika (part) → partOf → National anthem of South Africa ⓘ
National anthem of South Africa → title → National anthem of South Africa ⓘ
National anthem of South Africa → alsoKnownAs → South African national anthem ⓘ
linked to: National anthem of South Africa
Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika → partOf → National anthem of South Africa ⓘ
subject linked to: Sontonga
South Africa women’s national rugby union team → nationalAnthem → Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika / National anthem of South Africa ⓘ
linked to: National anthem of South Africa