Xhosa people

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:clan gptkb:amaXhosa_clans
gptkbp:clickConsonants present in language
gptkbp:demographics second largest ethnic group in South Africa
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Heritage_Day
gptkb:Umkhosi_Wokweshwama
gptkbp:flag Xhosa flag
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:Fengu
gptkb:Bomvana
gptkb:Gcaleka
gptkb:Mpondo
gptkb:Mpondomise
gptkb:Rharhabe
gptkb:Thembu
gptkb:Xesibe
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Frontier_Wars
gptkb:Xhosa_Kingdom
conflict with British Empire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Xhosa people
gptkbp:initiationRite gptkb:ulwaluko
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:uhadi
gptkb:umrhubhe
ikawu
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Bantu_languages
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Xhosa_language
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:isicathamiya
mbube
gptkbp:mythology rich oral tradition
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Cattle-Killing_Movement_(1856–1857)
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Nelson_Mandela
gptkb:Steve_Biko
gptkb:Thabo_Mbeki
gptkb:Miriam_Makeba
gptkbp:oralTradition gptkb:poetry
gptkbp:population approximately 8 million
significant in Cape Town
significant in Johannesburg
gptkbp:proverb proverbs are important in Xhosa culture
gptkbp:region gptkb:Gauteng
gptkb:Western_Cape
gptkb:Eastern_Cape
gptkb:KwaZulu-Natal
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Sotho_people
gptkb:Swazi_people
gptkb:Tswana_people
gptkb:Zulu_people
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Traditional_African_religions
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:King
gptkbp:traditionalDance gptkb:intlombe
umngqungqo
gptkbp:traditionalDress gptkb:embroidery
blankets
gptkbp:traditionalFood gptkb:umqombothi
gptkb:umngqusho
samp and beans
umphokoqo
gptkbp:traditionalHealer gptkb:sangoma
inyanga
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus Xhosa language is a national language of South Africa
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Latin_alphabet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Desmond_Tutu
gptkb:Evelyn_Ntoko_Mase
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5