Shangani people
E690569
The Shangani people are a Tsonga-speaking ethnic group of southern Africa, primarily found in parts of Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and South Africa, known for their distinct language, cultural traditions, and history of migration and resistance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shangani people canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Shangaan people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shangani-Tsonga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
subject to British colonial rule in Zimbabwe
ⓘ
subject to Portuguese colonial rule in Mozambique ⓘ subject to apartheid policies in South Africa ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity | distinct from but closely related to other Tsonga-speaking groups ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ storytelling ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ |
| demographicStatus |
recognized minority group in Mozambique
ⓘ
recognized minority group in South Africa ⓘ recognized minority group in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | southern Africa ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Tsonga-speaking people ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
19th-century migrations in southern Africa
ⓘ
resistance to colonial rule ⓘ |
| historicalLeader | Soshangane kaZikode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | Gaza Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalProcess | formed through migration from present-day South Africa into Mozambique and Zimbabwe in the 19th century ⓘ |
| language | Shangani language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Bantu languages
ⓘ
Tsonga language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature | dialectal variation across Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and South Africa ⓘ |
| musicTradition |
call-and-response singing
ⓘ
use of drums ⓘ |
| primaryLocation |
Mozambique
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Gaza Province, Mozambique
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Limpopo Province, South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Mpumalanga Province, South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Ndau people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tsonga people NERFINISHED ⓘ Zulu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
African traditional religion
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
chiefdoms
ⓘ
patrilineal clans ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Tsonga people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthority |
chief
ⓘ
headman ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agriculture
ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ hunting and gathering ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Midlands Province