Swazi

E922637

The Swazi are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group primarily associated with Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) and neighboring regions of South Africa, known for their distinct monarchy-centered culture and traditions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Swazi canonical 15
Swazi nation 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu people
ethnic group
ethnic group
associatedModernState Kingdom of Eswatini
linked to: Eswatini
associatedWith Eswatini monarchy
linked to: Swazi Kingdom

House of Dlamini
clanSystem sibongo (clan names)
colonialHistoryWith United Kingdom
cultureCenteredOn monarchy
royal rituals
customaryLawSystem Swazi customary law
demographicMajorityIn Eswatini
ethnogenesisRegion Lubombo region
south‑central Africa
linked to: Zambezian region
ethnonymFor Swazi people
historicalKingdom Kingdom of Eswatini
linked to: Eswatini
historicalNameOfCountry Swaziland
linked to: Eswatini
languageFamily Bantu languages
majorReligion Christianity
notableCulturalPractice Incwala ceremony
Umhlanga Reed Dance
linked to: Umhlanga ceremony
partOf Nguni cultural sphere
primaryCountry Eswatini
primaryLanguage Swazi language
linked to: Siswati

siSwati
region Southern Africa
relatedEthnicGroup Ndebele people
Xhosa people
Zulu people
significantPopulationIn Eswatini
Eswatini–South Africa border region
Mozambique
South Africa
subgroupOf Nguni peoples
linked to: Nguni people
traditionalArtForm basket weaving
beadwork
traditionalDance warrior dances
traditionalEconomy cattle herding
subsistence agriculture
traditionalHousingType beehive huts
traditionalLeadershipTitle Ndlovukazi
linked to: Ndlovukati

Ngwenyama
traditionalMusic call-and-response singing
traditionalReligion Swazi traditional religion
traditionalSocialStructure chiefdoms
patrilineal clans
usesLanguage Swazi language
linked to: Siswati

Zulu language
linked to: Zulu

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