Chingoni
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Chingoni is an alternative name for the Ngoni people, a Bantu-speaking ethnic group in southeastern Africa known for their historical migrations and military traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chingoni canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| alternativeNameOf | Ngoni people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialEraInteraction |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Malawi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania ⓘ Zambia ⓘ Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Nguni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
initiation ceremonies
ⓘ
praise poetry ⓘ war dances ⓘ |
| demographicClassification | ethnolinguistic group ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Gomani Ngoni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maseko Ngoni NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngoni of Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngoni of Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | Nguni peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalOriginRegion |
present-day South Africa
ⓘ
southeastern Africa ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Shaka Zulu’s military innovations ⓘ |
| knownFor |
19th-century migrations
ⓘ
military traditions ⓘ warrior culture ⓘ |
| language | Ngoni language (varieties related to Nguni languages) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageContext | Bantu languages of southeastern Africa ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu languages ⓘ |
| migrationPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| notableHistoricalEvent |
Ngoni incursions into present-day Tanzania
ⓘ
Ngoni migrations into present-day Malawi ⓘ |
| partOf | Bantu peoples of Africa ⓘ |
| refersTo | Ngoni people as a collective ⓘ |
| region | southeastern Africa ⓘ |
| religion |
African traditional religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | age-grade regiments ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agriculture
ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership | chiefdoms ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadershipTitle | chief ⓘ |
| traditionalWeapon |
cowhide shield
ⓘ
short stabbing spear ⓘ |
| usesMilitarySystemSimilarTo | Zulu military system ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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