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Nov 21, 2023 · Learn essential aspects of the Tsonga culture, including the tribe's history, food, dressing, religion, cultural practices for babies, new wives, and initiates, etc.
T he Tsonga people are a diverse group of tribes that include the Shangaan, Thonga, Tonga, Vandzawu, VaTshwa, Vakalanga and Valoyi to name a few. Tribal differences often lead to rejection of the title Shangaan or Tsonga, depending on who you’re speaking to.
The Tsonga people (Tsonga: Vatsonga) are a Bantu ethnic group primarily native 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.
Culture and Traditional Beliefs of the Tsonga Tribe. The Tsonga people are big on culture and tradition; to be accorded respect as full-fledged men, young men of Tsonga origin must pass through the initiation school for circumcision known as Matlala (KaMatlala) or Ngoma (e Ngomeni).
The Tsonga are a group of the Bantu-speaking population who live in areas extending from St Lucia Bay on the northern KwaZulu Natal coast, up to the Sabie River, which flows through Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Tsonga groups also live in the Lydenburg, Soutpansberg, and Waterberg districts of the Northern Province, where they are interspersed with ...
Tsonga, culturally similar Bantu-speaking peoples inhabiting the southern coastal plain of Mozambique, parts of Zimbabwe and Swaziland, and the Transvaal of South Africa. They numbered some 4.6 million in the late 20th century.
A Cultural Profile of the Shangaan (Tsonga) of Southeastern Africa; brief history, cultural and religious description.
