Tonga people

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs BaTonga
gptkbp:autonym BaTonga
gptkbp:clan matrilineal
gptkbp:culturalPractice gptkb:storytelling
folk
initiation ceremonies
drumming
gptkbp:exonym gptkb:Tonga
gptkbp:festival Lwiindi Gonde Ceremony
gptkbp:historicalEvent resettlement after Kariba Dam
gptkbp:historicalPeriod affected by British colonial rule
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tonga people
gptkbp:instrument mbira
ngoma drum
gptkbp:language gptkb:Tonga_language
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Bantu_languages
gptkbp:location gptkb:Malawi
gptkb:Mozambique
gptkb:Zambia
gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkbp:migratory migrated along Zambezi River
gptkbp:notableEvent displacement by Kariba Dam construction
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Chief_Monze
Chief Mukuni
gptkbp:population over 3 million
gptkbp:region gptkb:Southern_Province,_Zambia
gptkb:Matabeleland_North,_Zimbabwe
gptkb:Zambezi_Valley
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Shona_people
gptkb:Chewa_people
gptkb:Lozi_people
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Traditional_African_religions
gptkbp:supportsLanguage toi
gptkbp:traditionalAuthority gptkb:Chiefs
gptkbp:traditionalDress animal skins
beaded jewelry
gptkbp:traditionalDwelling thatched huts
gptkbp:traditionalFood gptkb:fish
maize
marina
sorghum
gptkbp:traditionalLifestyle subsistence agriculture
livestock rearing
gptkbp:traditionalOccupation farming
fishing
cattle herding
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus Tonga language is a recognized minority language
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Binga
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6