Karanga people
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The Karanga people are a subgroup of the Shona ethnic group in Zimbabwe, known for their rich cultural traditions, historical role in the Rozvi Empire, and use of the Karanga dialect of the Shona language.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karanga dialect | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shona subgroup
ⓘ
ethnic subgroup ⓘ |
| art |
basketry
ⓘ
stone sculpture ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Great Zimbabwe cultural tradition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rozvi Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanSystem | totemic clans ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | incorporated into Southern Rhodesia ⓘ |
| country | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Shona cultural complex ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | stone-walled hilltop settlements ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity | Karanga Shona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
cattle herding
ⓘ
smallholder agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
builders of stone-walled settlements
ⓘ
core group of the Rozvi Empire ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| language | Karanga dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
maize
ⓘ
millet ⓘ sorghum ⓘ |
| marriageCustoms | lobola bridewealth ⓘ |
| music |
call-and-response singing
ⓘ
mbira ⓘ ngoma drumming ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups |
Manyika people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ndau people NERFINISHED ⓘ Ndebele people NERFINISHED ⓘ Zezuru people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oralTradition |
historical narratives
ⓘ
praise poetry ⓘ |
| postcolonialState | Republic of Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practice |
ancestral veneration
ⓘ
rainmaking ceremonies ⓘ spirit mediumship ⓘ |
| region |
Masvingo Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matabeleland South Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Midlands Province NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Shona religion ⓘ |
| sacredSiteAssociation | Matonjeni shrines ⓘ |
| subdialectOf | Shona language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Shona people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership |
chiefs
ⓘ
headmen ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionDeity | Mwari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.