Shona people

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Bantu people ethnic group

The Shona people are a major Bantu ethnic group of southern Africa, primarily inhabiting Zimbabwe and known for their rich traditions in sculpture, music, and spiritual practices.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Shona 3
Karanga subgroup of the Shona people 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
artForm Shona sculpture NERFINISHED ⓘ
artMaterial opal stone ⓘ
serpentine stone ⓘ
springstone ⓘ
associatedArchaeologicalSite Great Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Khami ruins NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Zimbabwean nationalism ⓘ
colonialHistory Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
culturalInstrument hosho ⓘ
mbira dzavadzimu NERFINISHED ⓘ
ngoma drums ⓘ
culturalPractice mbira music ⓘ
spirit possession ceremonies ⓘ
stone sculpture ⓘ
ethnonym Shona NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalState Kingdom of Mutapa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kingdom of Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rozvi Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
language Shona language NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageBranch Shona languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily Bantu languages ⓘ
majorReligion Christianity ⓘ
neighboringEthnicGroup Ndebele people NERFINISHED ⓘ
populationMajorityIn Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryCountry Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Southern Africa ⓘ
riteOfPassage initiation ceremonies ⓘ
significantPopulationIn Botswana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ
subgroup Karanga NERFINISHED ⓘ
Korekore NERFINISHED ⓘ
Manyika NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ndau NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zezuru NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalBelief Mwari worship ⓘ
ancestor veneration ⓘ
spirit mediums ⓘ
traditionalCrop maize ⓘ
millet ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ
traditionalEconomy agriculture ⓘ
traditionalHealer n’anga ⓘ
traditionalLeadership chiefs ⓘ
spirit mediums (masvikiro) ⓘ
traditionalReligion Shona traditional religion ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

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

Kalanga people → relatedEthnicGroup → Shona people ⓘ
Midlands → hasEthnicGroup → Shona people ⓘ
subject surface form: Midlands Province
Sotho-Tswana peoples → relatedEthnicGroup → Shona people ⓘ
Karanga → associatedWith → Shona people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Karanga subgroup of the Shona people
Bantu peoples → includeEthnicGroup → Shona people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shona
Rozvi Empire → ethnicBase → Shona people ⓘ
Rozvi state → ethnicBase → Shona people ⓘ
Shona states → ethnicGroupAssociated → Shona people ⓘ
Great Enclosure → culture → Shona people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shona
Great Enclosure → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Shona people ⓘ
Zimbabwe Plateau → associatedEthnicGroup → Shona people ⓘ
Butua Kingdom → ethnicGroup → Shona people ⓘ
Mutapa Kingdom → ethnicGroup → Shona people ⓘ
Morgan Tsvangirai → ethnicGroup → Shona people ⓘ
Tsitsi Dangarembga → ethnicGroup → Shona people ⓘ
Chenjerai Hove → ethnicGroup → Shona people ⓘ
Shona uprisings of 1896–1897 → hasParticipant → Shona people ⓘ
Second Matabele War → hasParticipant → Shona people ⓘ
Second Matabele War → hasEthnicGroupInvolved → Shona people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shona
Walter Mzembi → hasEthnicGroup → Shona people ⓘ
Manyika people → subgroupOf → Shona people ⓘ
southeastern Africa → hasEthnicGroup → Shona people ⓘ
subject surface form: Southeastern Africa
Ndau people → subgroupOf → Shona people ⓘ
Tonga → neighboringEthnicGroups → Shona people ⓘ
subject surface form: Tonga (southern Africa)
Gutu District → hasDominantEthnicGroup → Shona people ⓘ