Ronga people
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The Ronga people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group of southern Mozambique, closely related to the Tsonga, with distinct cultural traditions and language.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Tsonga people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coastalPresence | Indian Ocean coast of Mozambique ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | Portuguese Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Ronga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Tsonga–Ronga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalInteraction |
Nguni groups
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese colonists ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | clan-based ⓘ |
| language | Ronga language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Bantu languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| linguisticRelation |
Changana language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tsonga language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livelihood |
labor migration
ⓘ
small-scale farming ⓘ |
| macroEthnicCategory | Tsonga peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageCustom | bridewealth ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Changana people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tsonga people NERFINISHED ⓘ Zulu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oralTradition |
folktales
ⓘ
praise poetry ⓘ proverbs ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | southern Mozambique ⓘ |
| region |
Limpopo River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maputo Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
African traditional religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| socialStructure | patrilineal ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
pottery ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| traditionalDance | communal dance ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | thatched huts ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic |
call-and-response singing
ⓘ
drumming ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionElement |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
spirit possession beliefs ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ fishing ⓘ |
| urbanCenter |
Maputo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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