Tsonga peoples

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Shangaan
gptkbp:artworkBy gptkb:embroidery
wood
gptkbp:autonym Vatsonga
gptkbp:chiefdoms gptkb:Gaza
gptkb:Shangaan
gptkbp:clan exists
gptkbp:containsSettlement villages
gptkbp:country gptkb:Eswatini
gptkb:Mozambique
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkbp:culturalHeritage rich oral tradition
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Xigaza
gptkbp:historicalPeriod impacted by Portuguese and British colonialism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tsonga peoples
gptkbp:initiationRite present
gptkbp:languageFamily Bantu
gptkbp:languageStatus official language in South Africa
recognized in Mozambique
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Tsonga
gptkbp:marriageCustoms lobola (bride price)
gptkbp:migratory migrated from Central Africa
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:General_Muzka
gptkb:Penny_Penny
gptkb:Thomas_Chauke
gptkbp:population approximately 12 million
significant in Johannesburg
significant in Maputo
gptkbp:region gptkb:Southern_Africa
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Sotho
gptkb:Venda
gptkb:Zulu
gptkb:Swazi
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Traditional_African_religions
gptkbp:subsistence agriculture
fishing
cattle herding
gptkbp:traditionalAuthority hosi (chief)
gptkbp:traditionalDance gptkb:Xibelani_dance
gptkbp:traditionalDress xibelani skirt
gptkbp:traditionalFood tihove
xigugu
mabundza
gptkbp:traditionalMusic gptkb:orchestra
gptkb:Xibelani
mbila
gptkbp:traditionalUse herbalism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nguni_peoples
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7