Khoisan peoples
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The Khoisan peoples are indigenous ethnic groups of southern Africa known for their ancient hunter-gatherer and pastoralist traditions and distinctive click-language families.
All labels observed (14)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khoisan peoples canonical | 6 |
| San people | 5 |
| Khoisan | 4 |
| Khoesan | 2 |
| Basarwa | 1 |
| Basarwa (San) people | 1 |
| Basarwa communities | 1 |
| Central Khoisan | 1 |
| Griqua people | 1 |
| Kgalagadi people | 1 |
| Khoisan (areal grouping) | 1 |
| San peoples | 1 |
| San peoples of southern Africa | 1 |
| Southern Khoisan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Khoisan peoples Context triple: [Khoisan languages, spokenBy, Khoisan peoples]
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Zulu people
The Zulu people are a major Nguni ethnic group of Southern Africa, primarily residing in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, known for their rich cultural traditions, historical Zulu Kingdom, and significant influence on the region’s history and politics.
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Thembu people
The Thembu people are a Xhosa-speaking ethnic group from South Africa’s Eastern Cape region, historically ruled by a royal lineage that includes figures such as Nelson Mandela.
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Tswana people
The Tswana people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group native primarily to Botswana and parts of South Africa, known for their rich cultural traditions, cattle-based pastoralism, and significant influence on the region’s political and social history.
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Southern Bantu
Southern Bantu is a major branch of the Bantu language family comprising numerous closely related languages spoken primarily in the southern regions of Africa.
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E.
Afrikaners
Afrikaners are a South African ethnic group descended primarily from Dutch settlers, known for speaking Afrikaans and playing a central role in the country’s colonial and apartheid-era history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Khoisan peoples Target entity description: The Khoisan peoples are indigenous ethnic groups of southern Africa known for their ancient hunter-gatherer and pastoralist traditions and distinctive click-language families.
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A.
Zulu people
The Zulu people are a major Nguni ethnic group of Southern Africa, primarily residing in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, known for their rich cultural traditions, historical Zulu Kingdom, and significant influence on the region’s history and politics.
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B.
Thembu people
The Thembu people are a Xhosa-speaking ethnic group from South Africa’s Eastern Cape region, historically ruled by a royal lineage that includes figures such as Nelson Mandela.
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C.
Tswana people
The Tswana people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group native primarily to Botswana and parts of South Africa, known for their rich cultural traditions, cattle-based pastoralism, and significant influence on the region’s political and social history.
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D.
Southern Bantu
Southern Bantu is a major branch of the Bantu language family comprising numerous closely related languages spoken primarily in the southern regions of Africa.
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E.
Afrikaners
Afrikaners are a South African ethnic group descended primarily from Dutch settlers, known for speaking Afrikaans and playing a central role in the country’s colonial and apartheid-era history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
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human population group ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ |
| ancestralRegion |
Cape region of South Africa
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Kalahari Desert ⓘ |
| artForm |
rock engravings
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rock paintings ⓘ |
| bodyModification | scarification ⓘ |
| country |
Angola
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Botswana ⓘ Namibia ⓘ South Africa ⓘ Zambia ⓘ Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
rock art production
ⓘ
trance dance ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Khoikhoi
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Khoisan peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
San people
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| experienced |
cultural marginalization
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land dispossession ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
anthropology
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human population genetics ⓘ linguistics ⓘ |
| geneticCharacteristic | high genetic diversity ⓘ |
| historicalInteraction |
Bantu peoples
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surface form:
Bantu-speaking peoples
European colonization of the Americas ⓘ
surface form:
European colonists
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| languageCharacteristic | use of click consonants ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Khoe languages
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Kxʼa languages ⓘ Tuu languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| modernIssue |
language endangerment
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loss of ancestral lands ⓘ political underrepresentation ⓘ |
| otherName |
Khoisan peoples
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surface form:
Khoesan
Khoi-San ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | among the oldest distinct human populations ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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traditional African religions ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | small kin-based bands ⓘ |
| traditionalDwelling | temporary shelters ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | exchange of meat and gathered foods ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle |
hunter-gatherer
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pastoralist ⓘ |
| traditionalLivestock |
cattle
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goats ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
foraging
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small-scale livestock herding ⓘ |
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Subject: Khoisan peoples Description of subject: The Khoisan peoples are indigenous ethnic groups of southern Africa known for their ancient hunter-gatherer and pastoralist traditions and distinctive click-language families.
Referenced by (27)
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