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Image Nguni cattle.jpg right 300px thumb Nguni Cow Herd Makatini ecotype The Nguni list of cattle breeds cattle breed is indigenous to southern Africa . A hybrid of indigenous and Indian cattle they were introduced by the Bantu tribes of southern Africa from the north of the continent. They are medium sized, adapted to grazing on the Highveld . Characteristics Nguni cattle are known for their fertility and resistance to diseases, ref http www.idc.co.za NGUNI 20project.asp The Nguni Cattle Project ref being the favourite breed amongst the indigenous Bantu people of Southern Africa South Africa , Swaziland , Namibia , Zimbabwe , Botswana and Angola . They are characterised by their multicoloured skin, which can present many different patterns, but their noses are always black tipped. They are a principal form of Sanga cattle , which originated as hybrids of Zebu and humpless cattle in East Africa. Protein analyses have shown that they are a combination of Zebu Bos indicus and Bos taurus , the European and indigenous African species. ref http www.embryoplus.com cattle nguni.html Nguni Cattle at Embryoplus ref They are characterized by low cervico thoracic humps, in front of the front legs, instead of the high thoracic humps of pure Zebu. Besides the various colour patterns, these animals ... by a South African herd master. This work inspired the Nguni Cattle Register , a compilation of terms to describe in full a Nguni cow or bull. The cattle are medium sized, with bulls weighing between 500 kg and 600 kg, ref http www.nguni.info nguni facts.htm Nguni Facts at www.nguni.info ref while cows weigh between 300 kg and 400 kg. Origins The ancestors of Nguni ... control of the Nguni herds on his dominions. Shaka also bred the Ngunis according to colour ... . References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Nguni Cattle Category Cattle breeds Category Cattle breeds originating in South Africa fr Nguni race bovine sv Nguni boskap ... more details
Infobox language family name Nguni region South Africa , Swaziland , Zimbabwe familycolor Niger Congo ... Bantu child1 Zunda languages Zunda child2 Tekela languages Tekela The Nguni languages are a group of Bantu languages spoken in southern Africa by the Nguni people . Nguni languages include Xhosa ... Ndebele language Northern Ndebele . The appellation Nguni derives from the Nguni cattle type. Ngoni see below is an older, or a shifted, variant. It is sometimes argued that use of Nguni as a generic ... Africa Nguni speakers proportion map.svg 220 South Africa Nguni speakers density map.svg 220 Proportion of the population that speaks an Nguni language at home. clear columns col1 legend EDF8E9 0 20 legend ... language speakers of Nguni languages. clear columns col1 legend ffffcc < 1 km legend ffeda0 1 3 km ... Bantu languages Southern Bantu , the label Nguni is used both genetically in the linguistic ... imply . The Nguni languages are closely related, and in many instances different languages are mutually intelligible in this way, Nguni languages might better be construed as a dialect continuum ... classificatory category Nguni is traditionally considered to subsume two subgroups Zunda languages Zunda Nguni and Tekela languages Tekela Nguni . sfn Doke 1954 sfn Ownby 1985 This division ... a relatively straightforward division into these two substreams of Nguni. Zunda languages Zulu ... NOTE Phuthi kg IPA IPA x . Proto Nguni Proto Nguni is the reconstructed ancestor of the Nguni languages ... living in Malawi, who are a geographically distant descendant of South African Nguni. Ngoni separated from all other Nguni languages subsequent to the massive political and social upheaval within ... by South African homosexuals who speak Germanic languages . IsiNgqumo is based on a Nguni lexicon ... of Cape Town ref harv cite journal last Ownby first Caroline P. year 1985 title Early Nguni History ... J. year 1987 chapter Politics, ideology, and the invention of the nguni editor Tom Lodge title Resistance ... more details
Nguni people speak Nguni languages . History The ancient history of the Nguni people is wrapped up in their oral history. According to legend they were a people who migrated from the north to the African Great Lakes Great Lakes region of sub equatorial Central East Africa. ref http alfred.med.yale.edu alfred recordinfo.asp?condition populations.pop uid 27PO000108J ref They migrated southwards over many centuries, with large herds of Nguni cattle , probably entering what is now South Africa around 2,000 years ago in sporadic settlement, followed by larger waves of migration around 1400 AD. Nguni peoples are pastoralist groups, part of the greater Bantu peoples Bantu group occupying much of the East and Southern parts of Africa. Many tribes and clans were forcibly united under Shaka Zulu . Shaka ... regiments, where men from different villages bonded with each other. The Nguni tribes kept similar ... , the Nguni peoples spread across a large part of southern Africa, absorbing, conquering or displacing many other peoples. Social organisation Within the Nguni nations, the clan based on male ancestry ... he could hold his clan together. From about 1800 , the rise of the Zulu clan of the Nguni and the consequent ... was formed in the early nineteenth century by different Nguni groups allying with the Dlamini ... who speak an Nguni language called Swati language Swati and are loyal to the king of Swaziland, who is also the head of the Dlamini clan. Dlamini is a very common clan name among all documented Nguni ... The following peoples are Nguni class wikitable sortable width 100 People Language Population Distribution ... en group n formatnum 2044000 Malawi colspan 4 Total Nguni languages formatnum 26801000 Notes references group n Ngoni people who are nguni by ethinicity, are found in Malawi under paramount chief ... language Zulu . Citation needed date September 2010 References references DEFAULTSORT Nguni People Category Bantu Africa ethno group stub de Nguni pl Nguni ru fi ngunit ... more details
Sylvester Nguni is the Zimbabwe an Minister of state Minor government ranks Minister of State Minister of State in the Vice President s Office Zimbabwe in the office of Vice President Joyce Mujuru . ref name 5state cite news title Mugabe swears in 19 deputy ministers, 5 Ministers of State date 20 Feb 2009 publisher NewZimbabwe.com url http www.newzimbabwe.com pages minister23.19417.html accessdate 2009 02 20 ref He is the Member of parliament Member of House of Assembly of Zimbabwe House of Assembly for Mhondoro Mubaira ZANU PF . References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Nguni, Sylvester ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Nguni, Sylvester Category Government of Zimbabwe Category Members of the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe Category Living people Zimbabwe politician stub ... more details
One source date February 2010 Infobox martial art image imagecaption name Nguni Stick Fighting aka Zulu Stick Fighting focus Weapon ry country South Africa olympic No creator Various parenthood famous pract Shaka Shaka Zulu Nguni stick fighting also known as donga , or dlala nduku , which literally translates as playing sticks is a martial arts martial art traditionally practiced by teenage Nguni people Nguni herdboys in South Africa . Each combatant is armed with two long sticks, one of which is used for defense and the other for offense. Little armor is used. Although Nguni Xhosa styles of fighting may use only two sticks, variations of Bantu Nguni stick fighting throughout Southern Africa incorporate shields as part of the stick fighting weaponry. Zulu stick fighting uses an Isiquili or attacking stick, an Uboko or defending stick and an izoliHauw or defending shield. The object is for two opposing warriors to fight each other to establish which of them is the strongest or the Bull Inkunzi . In modern times this usually occurs as part of the wedding ceremony where warriors from the bridegroom s household and area welcome warriors from the bride s household and area to meet to get to know each other , other groups of warriors may also be welcome to join in. Warriors do this by engaging in combat with one another. An induna or War Captain Referee from each group of warriors keeps his crew in check and keeps order between fighters. This tradition is one which arguably developed in societies, cultures and civilisations that used herding as part of their systems of survival, where there are cows, there are stick fighters. The old regimental structures of the great uShaka KaSenzangakhona ..., descendant of the kings of old. Nelson Mandela practiced Nguni stick fighting as a child, Citation ... Nguni Stick Fighting Category Stick fighting Category African martial arts martialart stub da Nguni stokkekamp fr Lutte Nguni ja ... more details
In Nguni people Nguni legend, Mnguni was the founder of the Nguni nation in southern Africa . Zulu people Zulu s are a sub nation in the Nguni nation. Mnguni s name derives from the word Nguni, the name for the majority ethnicity in South Africa . It includes the Zulus, Swazi people Swazi s, Northern Ndebele people Ndebele s, and Xhosa people Xhosa s, among others. Most of the different Nguni nations trace their lineage to Mnguni, the king of the unified pre Zulu, pre Xhosa, pre Swazi, and pre Ndebele Nguni nation in South Africa. He is said to have come from the northeast about 1000 years ago. References Unreferenced date September 2008 Category South African culture Category South African legends Category Legendary rulers SouthAfrica stub af Mnguni ca Mnguni zu Mnguni ... more details
There are at least two languages commonly called Ndebele The Northern Ndebele language , a Nguni language spoken in Zimbabwe The Southern Ndebele language , a Nguni language spoken in South Africa Disambiguation es Idioma ndebele ja ru uk ... more details
The Gaza were Nguni people Nguni people who left what is now South Africa in the early 19th century and settled in Gazaland in what is now Southern Mozambique . An early leader was Soshangane circa 1828 , under whom they migrated somewhat further North to the Save River Africa Save River area. DEFAULTSORT Gaza People Category Ethnic groups in Mozambique Mozambique stub Africa ethno group stub ... more details
Image Monumento Chaimite.jpg right thumb 325px Monument to Gungunhana Chaimite is a village sacred to the Nguni people Nguni people of the Gaza Empire , currently in Gaza Province , Mozambique . On this site on 28 December 1895, Gungunhana , last emperor of Gaza, was imprisoned by the Portuguese Empire . mozambique stub coord 24 39 21 S 33 18 57 E type adm2nd display title Category Gaza Empire Category Populated places in Mozambique pt Chaimite ... more details
Unsourced date April 2012 Bhaca , or IsiBhaca , is a dialect of the Xhosa language spoken in mainly in the North Eastern part of the Eastern Cape Province and Southern KwaZulu Natal in South Africa . It is mainly found in Mount Frere , Mzimkhulu , and to a lesser extent in Mount Ayliff , Matatiele , Harding and Ixopo , and is spoken by the Bhaca people. References references Category Nguni languages ... more details
In the southern African context, a homestead Xhosa language Xhosa umzi , Zulu language Zulu umuzi , Swati language Swati umuti is a cluster of several houses singular indlu plural Xhosa language Xhosa and Zulu language Zulu izindlu , Swati language Swati tindlu characteristic of the Nguni languages Nguni speaking peoples of Africa . Each homestead is normally occupied by a single extended family. Image Homestead kraal.jpg frame A South African homestead with a kraal in the foreground Photo by Richard Jones See also Compound enclosure Kraal Boma enclosure Category South African society Category Human habitats SouthAfrica stub ... more details
Infobox language name Lala altname nativename states South Africa speakers ? date NA ref familycolor Niger Congo fam2 Atlantic Congo languages Atlantic Congo fam3 Benue Congo languages Benue Congo fam4 Bantoid languages Bantoid fam5 Southern Bantoid languages Southern Bantoid fam6 Bantu languages Bantu fam7 Southern Bantu fam8 Nguni languages Nguni fam9 Tekela languages Tekela iso3 linglist zul lal Lala is a Bantu language of South Africa . It is often generally considered a dialect of Zulu language Zulu . References reflist Category Languages of Botswana Category Sotho Tswana languages lang stub Botswana stub ... more details
Sanga cattle is the collective name for indigenous cattle of South Africa. ref cite web url http www.nguni namibia.org Nguni 20Why.html title The origin of Sanga cattle accessdate 2010 03 02 ref They are sometimes identified as a subspecies with the scientific name Bos taurus africanus . ref http ajol.info index.php sajas article viewFile 3801 11786 Relationships between production and product traits in subpopulations of Bonsmara and Nguni cattle P.E. Strydom1, R.T. Naud , M.F. Smith, A. Kotz , M.M. Scholtz and J.B. van Wyk, South African Journal of Animal Science 2001, 31 3 ref These cattle originated in East Africa, probably western Ethiopia, and have spread west and south. Sanga are an intermediate type, formed by hybridizing the indigenous humpless cattle with Zebu cattle brought from Asia. ref name 9290530995 cite journal title A review of reproductive performance of female Bos Indicus Zebu cattle journal International Livestock Research Institute date 1989 first E. last Mukasa Mugerwa coauthors volume issue pages id url http www.fao.org wairdocs ilri x5442e x5442e03.htm format accessdate 2010 03 02 ref although the timeline for their history is the subject of extensive debate. Some authors date Sanga cattle to 1600 B.C. ref References Payne, 1964 and Schoeman, 1989 in http ajol.info index.php sajas article viewFile 3801 11786 Relationships between production and product traits in subpopulations of Bonsmara and Nguni cattle P.E. Strydom1, R.T. Naud , M.F. Smith, A. Kotz , M.M. Scholtz and J.B. van Wyk, South African Journal of Animal Science 2001, 31 3 ref They are distinguished by having small cervico thoracic humps instead of the high thoracic humps which characterize the Zebu. Breeds of Sanga Cattle Ankole Watusi cattle Ankole Bonsmara a breed developed in the 1940s in South Africa Nguni cattle Nguni Red Fulani cattle Red Fulani Tuli cattle Tuli Tswana cattle Tswana Afrikaner cattle Afrikander References references cattle stub Category Cattle breeds originat ... more details
Orphan date March 2011 Imfundo is the team within the United Kingdom Department for International Development which creates partnerships to deliver information technology based activities supporting gender equality and universal primary education in sub Sahara n Africa . The name Imfundo is from the Nguni languages of southern Africa. It means The acquisition of knowledge the process of becoming educated. External links http imfundo.digitalbrain.com imfundo Imfundo Website Category Public bodies and task forces of the United Kingdom government ... more details
Swazi redirects here. For other uses, see Swazi disambiguation Infobox Ethnic group group Swazi image File Ssa clem 48.jpg 240px Swazi people dancing in a cultural village show. poptime 3,500,000 region1 flag Swaziland pop1 1,185,000 region2 flag South Africa pop2 region3 flag Mozambique pop3 langs siSwati , English language English , Afrikaans , Mozambican Portuguese Portuguese rels Christianity related Nguni people Nguni The Swazi are an Nguni languages Nguni speaking people in southeastern Africa , chiefly in Swaziland and South Africa and some in Mozambique . Besides their language, Swazi language Siswati , they speak Afrikaans in South Africa, English language English in South Africa and Swaziland, and Portuguese language Portuguese in Mozambique and South Africa as second languages. More Swazi live in South Africa than in Swaziland. The Swazi are religiously diverse and tolerant. ref http www.state.gov g drl rls irf 2006 71327.htm. ref References reflist br Ethnic groups in South Africa Stubs Categories Category Bantu Category Ethnic groups in South Africa Category Ethnic groups in Swaziland Category Ancient peoples Swaziland stub SouthAfrica stub Africa ethno group stub Other languages af Swazi s ar be bs Svazi de Swazi es Suazi eo Svazioj fr Swazi it Swazi mrj lbe lt Svaziai mk nl Swazi volk ja pl Suazi grupa etniczna pt Su zis ru sh Svazi narod fi Swazit ... more details
The Minister of State in the Vice President s Office is a non cabinet ministerial position in the government of Zimbabwe . There are two incumbents Flora Buka and Sylvester Nguni . The duties of the position have yet to be publicly defined. ref name 5state cite news title Mugabe swears in 19 deputy ministers, 5 Ministers of State date 20 Feb 2009 publisher NewZimbabwe.com url http www.newzimbabwe.com pages minister23.19417.html accessdate 2009 02 20 ref References Reflist Zimbabwe gov stub Category Government of Zimbabwe ... more details
A depressor consonant is a consonant that depresses lowers the tone linguistics tone of its or a neighboring syllable. This is a consequence of the phonation type of voicing of the consonant. The Nguni languages of South Africa are well known for the lowering effects of certain consonants on tone, as are the Wu Chinese Wu dialects of Chinese. Specific examples of these are Zulu language Tone Zulu and Shanghainese Tones Shanghainese . See also tonogenesis ling stub Category Consonants ... more details
Refimprove date May 2010 Infobox language name Xegwi extinct 1988 region South Africa familycolor Khoisan fam1 Tuu languages Tuu fam2 Kwi iso3 xeg notice IPA Xegwi , also known as Abatwa Batwa , is an List of extinct languages extinct Tuu languages Kwi language of South Africa , near the Swaziland Swazi border. The last known speaker, Jopi Mabinda, was murdered in 1988. ref Traill, A. The Khoesan languages , in Mesthrie, Rajend Language in South Africa , Cambridge U.P., 2004 ref Xegwi lost the abrupt clicks variations on IPA and IPA found in its relatives. However, it reacquired IPA from Bantu, either Nguni languages Nguni or Sotho language Sotho . References reflist External links http www.ethnologue.com show language.asp?code xeg The Ethnologue Report for Xegwi Khoisan Category Extinct languages of Africa Category Tuu languages Category Languages of South Africa lang stub hr Xegwi jezik it Lingua xegwi ... more details
Infobox language name Ngoni altname Songea nativename Chingoni pronunciation states Tanzania , Mozambique region speakers 170,000 in Tanzania date 1987 speakers2 53,000 in Mozambique 2006 ethnicity some Ngoni people familycolor Niger Congo fam2 Atlantic Congo languages Atlantic Congo fam3 Benue Congo languages Benue Congo fam4 Bantoid languages Bantoid fam5 Bantu languages Bantu fam6 Rufiji Ruvuma languages Rufiji Ruvuma fam7 Songea iso3 ngo Ngoni is a Bantu language of Tanzania and Mozambique. It is one of several languages of the Ngoni people , who descend from the Nguni people of southern Africa. Despite its name, it is not descended from an Nguni language, but only retains the name. Generally any language spoken by the Ngoni may be called Ngoni The Ngoni of Malawi, for instance, is Chewa language Chewa , and other Ngoni speak Tumbuka language Tumbuka or Nsenga language Nsenga . Category Rufiji Ruvuma languages Category Languages of Tanzania ... more details
Soshangane was a General of the Zulu Kingdom Zulu King Shaka who broke away from Shaka s hegemony and carved out a Nguni people Nguni empire of conquest known as the Gaza Empire Gaza people Gasa or Gaza in what is now modern day Mozambique . Allied with the rival Ndwandwe in 1819, Soshagane fled after defeat by Shaka. He moved north into Mozambique, absorbing or conquering numerous followers that include Ronga and Ndau people. A punitive expedition sent by Shaka to liquidate his rival was seen off in 1828, and Soshagane consolidated his empire. When Soshangane settled in Gaza, he then established his own language, better known as isiShangaan, derived from his name. ref name ReferenceA The Cambridge History of Africa. Vol. 5 ref Shoshanganes army overran the Portuguese settlements at Maputo Bay Delagoa Bay , Inhambane and Sena, ref name ReferenceA and he extracted tribute from the Europeans. After the death of Soshangane around 1856, Soshagane s empire was embroiled in succession disputes. The final ruler Ngungunhane, in the Portuguese colonial writing, Gungunhana , was defeated by the once tributary Portuguese in 1895, and the Nguni Gazan empire collapsed. Soshagane is one of a number of outstanding figures that rose to prominence during the Mfecane . References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Soshangane ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1856 PLACE OF DEATH Category Year of birth missing Category 1856 deaths Category South African military personnel Category 19th century African people Category History of KwaZulu Natal Category History of South Africa ca Soshangane es Soshangane pt Soshangane fi Soshangane ... more details
Ang nia is a district situated in the northern part of Tete Province in the central region of Mozambique . Its administrative center is the town of Ulongu . It borders the districts of Tsangano and Macanga in Mozambique, and Dedza and Ncheu in Malawi . The name means Angoni land . Angoni is the plural of Ngoni Nguni , migrant peoples from South Africa after the disintegration of Zulu Kingdom Zulu Empire in the nineteenth century. The language spoken in the district is called Chichewa language Chichewa , though others would call it Chingoni. Chichewa seems more probable because when Nguni arrived in the region there already were people there called Achewa. As warriors, the Nguni mostly killed Achewa males and married Achewa women. Their children spent most of their time with their mothers and ended up learning their mothers language Chichewa and not the language of their fathers, as the fathers were away hunting or fighting. Ang nia is a plateau and relatively rich in agricultual and animal resources with very arable soils. After independence in 1975, Ang nia was considered one of the granaries of Mozambique because of its production of maize and potato es, a prestige which ended with the civil war. The climate is cool in winter and warm mild in summer. Angonia has one of Mozambique s highest number of schools with three secondary schools and one high school 11 and 12 year . It also has one teachers training college, the Instituto de Magist rio Prim rio de Ang nia IMAP . And recently a CCAP church introduced a Bachelor of Theology course at their Instituto Cristao de Mocambique College. Further reading http www.portaldogoverno.gov.mz Informacao distritos tete Angonia.pdf District profile PDF Districts of Mozambique coord 14.717 S 34.367 E type adm1st display title DEFAULTSORT Angonia District Category Ang nia District Category Tete Province Category Districts of Mozambique Mozambique geo stub es Ang nia fr Angonia ja pt Ang nia distrito ... more details
Zulu kaMalandela , son of Malandela , was the founder and chief of the Zulu people Zulu clan which came from the Ngunis. The Zulus and the Qwabe s come from the Nguni, when the King of the Nguni s Malandela died he divided the Kingdom into two clans, The Qwabes and the Zulus. In the Zulu language , Zulu means heaven . When his father Malandela died, his eldest son Qwabe fought his younger brother Zulu, causing his younger brother Zulu, along with his people Zulus to be exiled from the land of Ngunis and Mambos because they killed more people in that fight and they became wanderers Izinzula . He led his followers North of the land of the Ngunis and he settled in a country called Mozambique in our days, that is where he first encountered the Portuguese people who were led by Kapitano, he traded with the Portuguese people. s start succession box before Zulu kaMalandela title List of Zulu kings Zulu King years after Mageba kaZulu s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Zulu KaMalandela ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Zulu King DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Zulu KaMalandela Category Zulu kings Africa royal stub SouthAfrica bio stub af Zulu kaNtombhela bn zu Zulu kaNtombhela ... more details
About the Nguni language spoken in Zimbabwe the Ndebele language spoken in South Africa Southern Ndebele language Incubator code nd Infobox language name Northern Ndebele nativename isiNdebele states flag Zimbabwe br flag Botswana br flag South Africa region Matabeleland North , Matabeleland South in Zimbabwe North East District Botswana North East District in Botswana speakers 2 3 million date 2001 familycolor Niger Congo fam2 Atlantic Congo languages Atlantic Congo fam3 Benue Congo languages Benue Congo fam4 Bantoid languages Bantoid fam5 Southern Bantoid languages Southern Bantoid fam6 Bantu languages Bantu fam7 Southern Bantu fam8 Nguni languages Nguni fam9 Zunda languages Zunda iso1 nd iso2 nde iso3 nde lingua 99 AUT fk incl. br varieties 99 AUT fka br to 99 AUT fkd map isiNdebele dict.jpg mapcaption Title page of one of the earliest Ndebele phrase books mapsize 200px The Northern Ndebele language , isiNdebele , Sindebele , or Ndebele is an African language belonging to the Nguni languages Nguni group of Bantu languages , and spoken by the Ndebele or Northern Ndebele people Matabele people of Zimbabwe . isiNdebele is related to the Zulu language spoken in South Africa . This is because the Northern Ndebele people Ndebele people of Zimbabwe descend from followers of the Zulu leader Mzilikazi , who left KwaZulu in the early nineteenth century during the Mfecane . The Northern and Southern Ndebele languages are variants of the same language they both fall in the Nguni group of Bantu languages, Northern Ndebele is essentially a dialect of Zulu, and the older Southern Ndebele language appears to be the first dialect of the Nguni language. The shared name is due to contact between Mzilikazi s people and the original Ndebele, through whose territory they crossed during the Mfecane . Pronunciation Pronunciation of Ndebele words is relatively easy in comparison to many languages ... Languages of Botswana Category Nguni languages Category Bantu languages Category Languages of Botswana ... more details
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