Bhaca

E277613

Bhaca are a Xhosa-related ethnic group of South Africa known for their distinct language variety, cultural traditions, and historical chiefdoms in the Eastern Cape region.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bhaca canonical 5
IsiBhaca 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu people
ethnic group
colonialHistory encountered British colonial administration in the 19th century
continent Africa
country South Africa
culturalArea Nguni cultural sphere
Xhosa cultural sphere
culturalIdentity distinct subgroup within Xhosa-related peoples
ethnicGroupIn South Africa
ethnolinguisticRelation Xhosa people
hasClanSystem yes
hasLanguageVariety Bhaca language
Bhaca self-linksurface differs
surface form: IsiBhaca
hasOralTradition clan praise poetry
historicalRegion Mount Frere area
Umzimkhulu area
languageBranch Southern Bantu languages
languageFamily Nguni languages
locatedIn Eastern Cape
surface form: Eastern Cape Province

KwaZulu-Natal
surface form: KwaZulu-Natal Province
migrationHistory participated in Nguni migrations in southeastern Africa
musicTradition Nguni vocal music
partOf Nguni people
surface form: Nguni peoples
region Eastern Cape
KwaZulu-Natal
relatedEthnicGroup Mpondo
Thembu
Xhosa
Zulu
religion African traditional religion
Christianity
traditionalDress Nguni-style beadwork
traditionalEconomy cattle herding
subsistence agriculture
traditionalHousing rondavel
traditionalLeadershipTitle chief
inkosi
traditionalPractice ancestor veneration
initiation rites
traditionalSocialOrganization chiefdoms
usesLanguage Bhaca language
Xhosa
surface form: Xhosa language

Zulu
surface form: Zulu language

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Xhosa people notableClan Bhaca
Thembu relatedEthnicGroup Bhaca
Bhaca hasLanguageVariety Bhaca self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: IsiBhaca
Xesibe relatedGroup Bhaca