Zulu people

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Nguni people ethnic group

The Zulu people are a major Nguni ethnic group of Southern Africa, primarily residing in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, known for their rich cultural traditions, historical Zulu Kingdom, and significant influence on the region’s history and politics.

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Observed surface forms (1)

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Nguni peoples 1

Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Nguni people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
ancestralOrigin Nguni migrations ⓘ
battle Battle of Isandlwana (near its borders, involving colonial forces) ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Isandlwana

Battle of Rorke's Drift ⓘ
clanNamePrefix aba- ⓘ
ama- ⓘ
clanSystem Zulu clans ⓘ
colonialOpponent British Empire ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
culturalPractice Reed Dance ⓘ
Umkhosi Wokweshwama ⓘ
lobola ⓘ
ukwaluka ⓘ
culturalRegion KwaZulu homeland ⓘ
surface form: KwaZulu
currentMonarch Misuzulu Zulu kaZwelithini ⓘ
dance indlamu ⓘ
demographicStatus largest ethnic group in South Africa ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Nguni people ⓘ
historicalEvent Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ
Mfecane ⓘ
historicalLeader Cetshwayo kaMpande ⓘ
Dingane kaSenzangakhona ⓘ
Mpande kaSenzangakhona ⓘ
King Shaka Zulu ⓘ
surface form: Shaka kaSenzangakhona
historicalState Zulu Kingdom ⓘ
ISO639LanguageCode zu ⓘ
language Zulu ⓘ
surface form: Zulu language
languageFamily Bantu languages ⓘ
Nguni languages ⓘ
music isicathamiya ⓘ
maskandi ⓘ
notableLeader Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu ⓘ
Jacob Zuma ⓘ
Mangosuthu Buthelezi ⓘ
politicalInfluence African National Congress ⓘ
Inkatha Freedom Party ⓘ
populationCenter Durban ⓘ
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality ⓘ
surface form: Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality

Pietermaritzburg ⓘ
primaryRegion KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Bhaca people ⓘ
Hlubi people ⓘ
Ndebele people ⓘ
Ndebele people ⓘ
surface form: Northern Ndebele people

Ndebele people ⓘ
surface form: Southern Ndebele people

Swazi people ⓘ
Xhosa people ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Zulu traditional religion ⓘ
traditionalDress isicholo ⓘ
isidwaba ⓘ
traditionalLaw customary law ⓘ
traditionalPoliticalStructure monarchy ⓘ
traditionalReligion ancestor veneration ⓘ
belief in amadlozi ⓘ
use of sangomas ⓘ
traditionalShield isihlangu ⓘ
traditionalTitle iNduna ⓘ
iNkosi ⓘ
iSilo ⓘ
traditionalWeapon assegai ⓘ
iklwa ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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

Nguni languages → areSpokenBy → Zulu people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nguni peoples
Natal Colony → ethnicGroup → Zulu people ⓘ
Zulu Kingdom → ethnicGroup → Zulu people ⓘ
Natal → hasEthnicGroup → Zulu people ⓘ
Natal → inhabitedBy → Zulu people ⓘ
KwaZulu-Natal → namedAfter → Zulu people ⓘ
Swazi people → relatedEthnicGroup → Zulu people ⓘ