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Nguni cattle - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguni_cattleWebCharacteristics. Nguni cattle are known for their fertility and resistance to diseases, being the favourite breed amongst the local Bantu-speaking people of southern Africa (South Africa, Eswatini, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Angola).They are characterised by their multicoloured skin, which can present many different patterns, but their noses are …
Khoisan languages - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khoisan_languagesWebNot all languages using clicks as phonemes are considered Khoisan. Most others are neighboring Bantu languages in southern Africa: the Nguni languages (Xhosa, Zulu, Swazi, Phuthi, and Northern Ndebele); Sotho; Yeyi in Botswana; and Mbukushu, Kwangali, and Gciriku in the Caprivi Strip. Clicks are spreading to a few additional neighboring …
Khoe languages - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khoe_languagesWebThe Khoi / ˈ k w eɪ / languages are the largest of the non-Bantu language families indigenous to Southern Africa. They were once considered to be a branch of a Khoisan language family, and were known as Central Khoisan in that scenario. Though Khoisan is now rejected as a family, the name is retained as a term of convenience. The most …
Mfecane - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MfecaneWebThe Mfecane (isiZulu, Zulu pronunciation: [m̩fɛˈkǀaːne]), also known by the Sesotho names Difaqane or Lifaqane (all meaning "crushing, scattering, forced dispersal, forced migration") is a historical period of heightened military conflict and migration associated with state formation and expansion in Southern Africa.The exact range of dates that comprise the …
South African English - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_EnglishWebA range of SAE expressions have been borrowed from other South African languages, or are uniquely used in this variety of English. Some common expressions include: The borrowed Afrikaans interjection ag, meaning "oh!", as in, "Ag, go away man"! (Equivalent to German "ach"). SAE uses a number of discourse markers from Afrikaans in colloquial …
Nguni people - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguni_peopleWebNguni people are Bantu ethnic group from South Africa, with off-shoots in neighbouring countries in Southern Africa. Swazi (or Swati) people live in both South Africa and Eswatini, while Northern Ndebele people live in both South Africa (as immigrants) and Zimbabwe.. A group of the Nguni living in present day Malawi and Zambia originated from South Africa …
Tswana language - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tswana_languageWebTswana, also known by its native name Setswana, and previously spelled Sechuana in English, is a Bantu language spoken in Southern Africa by about 8.2 million people. It belongs to the Bantu language family within the Sotho-Tswana branch of Zone S (S.30), and is closely related to the Northern Sotho and Southern Sotho languages, as well as the …
Wild at Heart (British TV series) - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_at_Heart_(British_TV_series)WebWild at Heart is an ITV television drama series created by Ashley Pharoah about a veterinary surgeon and his family, who emigrate from Bristol, England, to South Africa, where they attempt to rehabilitate a game reserve for wild animals and establish a veterinary surgery and animal hospital. The show ran for seven series beginning on 29 January …
English words of African origin - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_words_of_African_originWebMost words of African origin used in English are nouns describing animals, plants, or cultural practices that have their origins in Africa (mostly sub-Saharan African; Arabic words not included unless another African language is an intermediary). The following list includes some examples. Adinkra – from Akan, visual symbols that represent concepts or …
Tsonga people - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsonga_peopleWebThe Tsonga people (Tsonga: Vatsonga) are a Bantu ethnic group native mainly to Southern Mozambique and South Africa (Limpopo and Mpumalanga).They speak Xitsonga, a Southern Bantu language. A very small number of Tsonga people are also found in Zimbabwe and Northern Eswatini.The Tsonga people of South Africa share some history …