Ndebele (Matabele) people

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ndebele_(Matabele)_people
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Northern_Ndebele
Matabele
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Bulawayo
gptkbp:clan yes
gptkbp:colonialContact gptkb:British_South_Africa_Company
gptkbp:culture gptkb:embroidery
colorful murals
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Botswana
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Zambia
gptkbp:famousFor warrior tradition
resistance to colonial rule
distinctive art
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Mzilikazi
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:Khumalo
Mabhena
Mafu
Sibanda
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Ndebele_Kingdom
gptkb:Matabele_Wars
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Matabele_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ndebele (Matabele) people
gptkbp:ISO639-3 nde
gptkbp:language gptkb:Northern_Ndebele
gptkbp:languageFamily Bantu
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkbp:mainLanguageInZimbabwe gptkb:isiNdebele
gptkbp:mainRegionInZimbabwe gptkb:Matabeleland
gptkbp:movedTo southwestern Zimbabwe
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality gptkb:Sotho_people
gptkb:Tswana_people
gptkb:Shona_people
gptkb:Zulu_people
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Second_Matabele_War
gptkb:First_Matabele_War
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Lobengula
gptkb:Mzilikazi
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Zulu_Kingdom
gptkbp:population over 2 million
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Zulu_people
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Lobengula
gptkbp:supportsLanguage nde
gptkbp:totem yes
gptkbp:tradition African traditional religion
gptkbp:traditionalDance indlamu
gptkbp:traditionalDress amabheshu
isicholo
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Siege_of_Bulawayo
gptkb:siege_of_Bulawayo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7