Kalanga people
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The Kalanga people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group primarily found in southwestern Zimbabwe and northeastern Botswana, known for their rich oral traditions, agriculture, and distinctive cultural practices.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kalanga people canonical | 5 |
| Kalanga ethnic group | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| agriculturalCrops |
maize
ⓘ
millet ⓘ sorghum ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
BaKalanga
ⓘ
Bakalanga ⓘ |
| clanStructure | organized into clans ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryMinorityStatus |
ethnic minority in Botswana
ⓘ
ethnic minority in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
distinctive initiation rites
ⓘ
rich oral traditions ⓘ traditional music and dance ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Kalanga ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation |
Great Zimbabwe
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Zimbabwe cultural sphere
Kingdom of Mapungubwe ⓘ
surface form:
Mapungubwe Kingdom
|
| historicalLanguageInfluence |
influenced by Shona languages
ⓘ
Setswana ⓘ
surface form:
influenced by Tswana language
|
| language | Kalanga language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu languages ⓘ |
| linguisticStatus |
Eastern Kalanga
ⓘ
surface form:
Kalanga language is recognized as a minority language in Botswana
Kalanga language is recognized as a minority language in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| musicInstrument |
drums
ⓘ
mbira ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup | Nambya people ⓘ |
| oralLiterature |
folktales
ⓘ
praise poetry ⓘ |
| primaryCountry |
Botswana
ⓘ
Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
northeastern Botswana
ⓘ
southwestern Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Ndebele people
ⓘ
Shona people ⓘ Tswana people ⓘ |
| religion |
African traditional religion
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| riteOfPassage | initiation ceremonies for youth ⓘ |
| subregion | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
pottery ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
millet-based dishes
ⓘ
sorghum-based dishes ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | mud and thatch homesteads ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership | chiefdoms ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionElement |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
spirit mediums ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Midlands Province