Venda people
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The Venda people are a Bantu ethnic group primarily inhabiting northern South Africa, known for their rich cultural traditions, distinctive language, and vibrant artistic and musical heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Venda people canonical | 11 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| artForm |
drum making
ⓘ
pottery ⓘ sculpture ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| culture |
rich cultural traditions
ⓘ
vibrant artistic heritage ⓘ vibrant musical heritage ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Southern Bantu ⓘ |
| formerHomeland |
Ciskei
ⓘ
surface form:
Venda (bantustan)
|
| formerHomelandCountry |
South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of South Africa
|
| historicalKingdom | Venda Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | Venda language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Bantu languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| music |
traditional dance
ⓘ
traditional drumming ⓘ |
| nativeName | Vhavenda ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Northern Sotho people
ⓘ
Tsonga people ⓘ Zulu people ⓘ |
| notableSacredSite | Lake Fundudzi ⓘ |
| populationCountry | South Africa ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | northern South Africa ⓘ |
| region | Limpopo Province ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional African religion ⓘ |
| riteOfPassage | domba initiation school ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
chiefdoms
ⓘ
clans ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
sacred lakes and rivers ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basket weaving
ⓘ
beadwork ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
maize
ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ |
| traditionalDance |
domba dance
ⓘ
tshikona ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
cattle herding
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalInstrument |
drums
ⓘ
mbila (xylophone) ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership |
chiefs
ⓘ
kings ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Midlands Province