Tsonga-Shangaan

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Tsonga
gptkb:Shangaan
gptkbp:apartheidClassification classified as Black in South Africa
gptkbp:chiefdoms gptkb:Gaza_Kingdom
gptkb:Shiluvane
gptkb:Valoyi
gptkbp:country gptkb:Eswatini
gptkb:Mozambique
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Eswatini
gptkb:Mozambique
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Xitsonga_Cultural_Festival
gptkbp:flag no official flag
gptkbp:historicalPeriod impacted by Portuguese colonization in Mozambique
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tsonga-Shangaan
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code ts
gptkbp:languageFamily Bantu
gptkbp:languageStatus official language in South Africa
minority language in Zimbabwe
recognized in Mozambique
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Tsonga
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:General_Muzka
gptkb:Penny_Penny
gptkb:Thomas_Chauke
gptkbp:origin southeastern Africa
gptkbp:population gptkb:Giyani
gptkb:Tzaneen
gptkb:Johannesburg
gptkb:Maputo
gptkb:Pretoria
over 4 million
gptkbp:region gptkb:Southern_Africa
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Sotho
gptkb:Venda
gptkb:Zulu
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Traditional_African_religions
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Soshangane
gptkbp:script gptkb:Latin_alphabet
gptkbp:traditionalDance gptkb:Xibelani
gptkb:Makhwaya
gptkbp:traditionalDress gptkb:Xibelani_skirt
gptkbp:traditionalFood gptkb:Tihove
Xigugu
gptkbp:traditionalMusic Xitsonga music
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus no UNESCO intangible heritage status
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Shangaan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6