Griqua people
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The Griqua people are a mixed-race, Afrikaans-speaking community in South Africa with roots in Khoikhoi, European, and other ancestries, known for forming semi-independent polities during the 18th and 19th centuries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Griqua | 2 |
| Griqua people canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South African people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ mixed-race community ⓘ |
| ancestry |
European
ⓘ
Khoikhoi NERFINISHED ⓘ other African groups ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Dutch settler culture
ⓘ
Khoikhoi culture ⓘ missionary Christianity ⓘ |
| culturalRevival | post-apartheid identity movements ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | minority group in modern South Africa ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Griqua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formed | semi-independent polities ⓘ |
| heritageLanguage | Khoekhoe (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalActivity |
establishing independent chiefdoms
ⓘ
trekking communities ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Cape Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Griqualand East NERFINISHED ⓘ Griqualand West NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | frontier intermediaries between Europeans and African polities ⓘ |
| involvedIn | frontier conflicts in 19th-century southern Africa ⓘ |
| language | Afrikaans ⓘ |
| modernLanguageShift | Afrikaans-dominant ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Adam Kok I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Adam Kok II NERFINISHED ⓘ Adam Kok III NERFINISHED ⓘ Andries Waterboer NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Waterboer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalEntity |
Griqualand East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Griqualand West NERFINISHED ⓘ Kokstad Griqua polity NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippolis Griqua polity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | semi-independent ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Coloured group in South African racial classification ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Baster people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Coloureds NERFINISHED ⓘ Nama people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | distinct indigenous people ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
hunting
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ trading ⓘ |
| treatyRelations |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Colony authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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