Vhavenda
E918592
Vhavenda are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group primarily inhabiting the northern part of South Africa’s Limpopo Province, known for their rich cultural traditions, distinctive music and dance, and historical Venda kingdom.
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Venda people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
VhaVenda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm |
beadwork
ⓘ
pottery ⓘ wall painting ⓘ woodcarving ⓘ |
| clanStructure | organized into various Venda clans ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| countryMinorityStatus | one of the smaller South African ethnic groups ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
bridewealth (lobola)
ⓘ
circumcision schools ⓘ female initiation rites ⓘ initiation schools ⓘ royal rituals ⓘ |
| culturalSignificanceOfLakeFundudzi | sacred lake ⓘ |
| dance | traditional Venda dances ⓘ |
| ethnonymLanguage | Venda language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFeatureAssociation |
Lake Fundudzi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luvuvhu River region NERFINISHED ⓘ Soutpansberg mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalState | Venda Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homelandDuringApartheid | Venda bantustan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homelandIndependenceStatus | nominally independent Venda (1979–1994) ⓘ |
| language | Venda language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Bantu languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| music | distinctive Venda traditional music ⓘ |
| musicalInstrument |
mbila (Venda mbira)
ⓘ
ngoma drums ⓘ tshikona reed pipes ⓘ |
| nativeName | Vhavenda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Northern Sotho (Pedi)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shona people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsonga people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCountryCitizenship | South African citizens GENERATED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Limpopo Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Limpopo Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
African traditional religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
rainmaking rituals ⓘ sacred lakes and mountains ⓘ |
| traditionalDance |
domba python dance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
malende dance ⓘ tshikona dance ⓘ |
| traditionalDress |
beaded ornaments
ⓘ
brightly coloured cloth ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
mopani worms
ⓘ
mukusule (sour porridge) ⓘ mutshovhotsho (maize and beans dishes) ⓘ |
| traditionalKingdom | Venda Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership |
chiefs (mahosi)
ⓘ
kingship (khosi) ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Venda traditional religion ⓘ |
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