uNkulunkulu
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uNkulunkulu is the supreme creator god and ancestral figure in Zulu traditional religion, regarded as the origin of all life and authority.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| uNkulunkulu canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
creator god
ⓘ
deity ⓘ figure in Zulu religion ⓘ |
| approachedVia | rituals to ancestors ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ancestral veneration
ⓘ
creation myths of the Zulu ⓘ fertility ⓘ rain ⓘ sky ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
ancestors
ⓘ
humans ⓘ nature ⓘ |
| category |
African traditional deity
ⓘ
creator deity in African religions ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction |
creator of the world
ⓘ
giver of life ⓘ origin of all life ⓘ |
| culture | Zulu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equatedWith | God in some Christian-Zulu syncretic contexts ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
social norms among Zulu
ⓘ
traditional Zulu law ⓘ |
| invokedThrough | ancestors ⓘ |
| language | Zulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition |
Bantu mythology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nguni mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
the Great-Great One
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Greatest of the Great ⓘ |
| ontologicalStatus |
eternal
ⓘ
first being ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | distant god in everyday life ⓘ |
| region |
KwaZulu-Natal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Africa ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
amadlozi (ancestors)
ⓘ
umoya (spirit) ⓘ |
| religion | Zulu traditional religion ⓘ |
| role |
ancestral figure
ⓘ
source of moral authority ⓘ supreme creator god ⓘ |
| sourceFor | legitimacy of chiefs in Zulu tradition ⓘ |
| status | supreme deity ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWorship |
contemporary era
ⓘ
precolonial era ⓘ |
| transcendence |
remote from daily human affairs
ⓘ
transcendent ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | ancestor of the Zulu nation ⓘ |
| worshippedBy | Zulu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.