Tsonga people
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The Tsonga people are a Bantu ethnic group of southern Africa, primarily found in Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Eswatini, known for their rich musical traditions, distinctive dance, and vibrant cultural heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tsonga people canonical | 13 |
| Thonga people | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| art |
decorated household objects
ⓘ
geometric beadwork patterns ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Eswatini
ⓘ
Mozambique ⓘ South Africa ⓘ Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| cuisine |
fish dishes
ⓘ
maize-based dishes ⓘ sorghum-based dishes ⓘ |
| culture |
distinctive dance
ⓘ
rich musical traditions ⓘ vibrant cultural heritage ⓘ |
| dance | traditional Tsonga dance ⓘ |
| ethnonym |
Soshangane
ⓘ
surface form:
Shangaan
Tsonga ⓘ Xitsonga ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Gauteng
ⓘ
surface form:
Gauteng Province, South Africa
Limpopo Province ⓘ
surface form:
Limpopo Province, South Africa
Mpumalanga ⓘ
surface form:
Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
parts of Eswatini ⓘ southern Mozambique ⓘ southern Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| language | Tsonga language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Bantu languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| marriageCustoms | bridewealth payment ⓘ |
| music |
call-and-response singing
ⓘ
traditional drumming ⓘ |
| oralTradition |
folktales
ⓘ
praise poetry ⓘ proverbs ⓘ |
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| religion |
African traditional religion
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based organization ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Nguni–Tsonga cultural complex ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
beadwork ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agriculture
ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ fishing ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | round huts with thatched roofs ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
spirit possession practices ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thonga people