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Southern African Bantu cultural group
The Nguni peoples are an ethnolinguistic group of Bantu ethnic groups native to Southern Africa where they form the single largest ethnolinguistic community
Nguni_peoples
Bantu languages spoken by the Nguni people
The Nguni languages are a group of Bantu languages spoken in southern Africa (mainly South Africa, Zimbabwe and Eswatini) by the Nguni people. Nguni languages
Nguni_languages
Empire in southeastern Africa
military system of dominion and taught the people the Nguni ways of fighting. For centuries, the Nguni peoples are thought to have lived in scattered patrilineal
Gaza_Empire
Topics referred to by the same term
Nguni may refer to: Nguni (surname), including a list of people with the name Nguni peoples, an ethnolinguistic group of Bantu ethnic groups native to
Nguni
Ethnic group in Southern Africa
The Ngoni people are a hybrid ethnic group of mixed Nguni with Tumbuka and Chewa people living in parts of the present-day Mzimba (formerly Kathibi) and
Ngoni_people
African breed of cattle
breeds, they were introduced by pastoralist tribes ancestral to modern Nguni people to Southern Africa during their migration from the North of the continent
Nguni_cattle
Traditional cowhide shield used in southeastern Africa
A Nguni shield is a traditional, pointed oval-shaped, ox or cowhide shield which is used by various ethnic groups among the Nguni people of southern Africa
Nguni_shield
Bantu ethnic group in Africa
a wealth of Nguni names and words in their language which testifies of the Gaza Nguni rulership of some of these groups. The Copi people (Chopi), however
Tsonga_people
Meta-ethnicity of southern Africa
next few centuries, the Sotho-Tswana people continued to disperse and form new chiefdoms. Unlike the Nguni people, who predominantly settled in coastal
Sotho-Tswana_peoples
Bantu ethnic group in Southern Africa
previously populated by Sotho–Tswana peoples, who used the prefix ma- for collectives of people (compare to the Nguni prefix ama-). British explorers—who
Northern_Ndebele_people
Bantu ethnic group of Southern Africa
South Africa's Mpumalanga province. EmaSwati are part of the Nguni-language speaking peoples whose origins can be traced through archaeology to East Africa
Swazi_people
Country in Southern Africa
in a multitude of cave paintings. They were superseded by the Bantu/Nguni peoples with their own vocabularies of art forms. Forms of art evolved in the
South_Africa
Medieval and early modern history of the African region
plentiful. Earlier Khoisan populations were absorbed by Bantu peoples, such as the Sotho and Nguni, but the Bantu expansion stopped at the region with winter
Medieval and early modern Africa
Medieval_and_early_modern_Africa
Bantu ethnic group
and are native speakers of the isiXhosa language. The Xhosa people are descendants of Nguni clans who settled in the southeastern part of Southern Africa
Xhosa_people
Surname list
Ryan Nguni, born 1985), Zimbabwean singer-songwriter All pages with titles containing Nguni Nguni peoples This page lists people with the surname Nguni. If
Nguni_(surname)
Ethnic descriptor
groups: Nguni, Sotho–Tswana, Vhavenda and Shangana–Tsonga, with the Nguni and Basotho-Tswana being the largest groups, as follows: Nguni people (alphabetical):
Bantu_peoples_of_South_Africa
the population of Indigenous peoples range from 250 million to 600 million. There are some 5,000 distinct Indigenous peoples spread across every inhabited
List_of_Indigenous_peoples
Founder and Monarch of the Gaza Empire (1780–1858)
and Vahlave peoples were regimented under the Mavulandlela regiment and taught Nguni/Ndwandwe battle tactics. Many of the subjugated peoples (including
Soshangane
Small African settlement
with an attached kraal. Such settlements are characteristic of Nguni-speaking peoples. A house within a homestead is known as an indlu, plural tindlu
Nguni_homestead
List of pre-colonial African inventions
maintained by astronomical specialists called ayantu. Among southern African Nguni peoples, the Pleiades (IsiLimela, "the digging stars") signaled planting season
List of pre-colonial African inventions and innovations
List_of_pre-colonial_African_inventions_and_innovations
Form of wooden club, usually having a large knob at one end
abroad. In Africa, the weapon found particular use among Nguni peoples. Among the Zulu people they are known as iwisa. The iwisa was not typically used
Knobkerrie
Nguni ethnic group
Zulu people (/ˈzuːluː/; Zulu: amaZulu) are a native people of Southern Africa of the Nguni. The Zulu people are the largest ethnic group and nation in
Zulu_people
Nguni language of eastern South Africa and neighbouring countries
also known by its endonym isiZulu, is a Southern Bantu language of the Nguni branch spoken in, and indigenous to, Southern Africa with about 13.56 million
Zulu_language
Mthethwa King and mentor of Shaka Zulu (c. 1760–1817)
According to Mthethwa (1995), the Mthethwas are descended from the Nguni peoples of northern Natal and the Lubombo Mountains, whose modern identity dates
Dingiswayo
in a multitude of cave paintings. They were superseded by Bantu and Nguni peoples with their own vocabularies of art forms. In the present era, traditional
South_African_art
Festivals of the Nguni peoples
The First Fruits festivals of the Nguni peoples in Southern Africa are a type of sacrificial ceremony of giving the first fruits in a harvest to God believed
First Fruits (Southern Africa)
First_Fruits_(Southern_Africa)
Ethnic groups of South Africa
The Bhaca people, or amaBhaca, are an Nguni ethnic group in South Africa. AmaBhaca were formerly known as the Zelemus or AbakwaZelemu between the 1700s
Bhaca_people
Nguni ethnic group of Southern Africa
closely related to the Swati language, one of the Tekela languages in the Nguni branch of the Bantu language family. The Hlubi (AmaHlubi) dialect is endangered
Hlubi_people
28 (12): 1566–1585. doi:10.1080/09523367.2011.592749. ISSN 0952-3367. "Nguni Stick Fighting". South African History Online | www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved
List of traditional games in Africa
List_of_traditional_games_in_Africa
South African history
ancestral to the Nguni peoples (the Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, and Ndebele), preferred to live near the coast. Others, now known as the Sotho–Tswana peoples (Tswana,
Early_history_of_South_Africa
Nguni ancestral group
to an ancestral grouping and historical ethnic identity of early Nguni-speaking peoples who settled in Southern Africa during the Bantu expansion. Early
Embo_(Nguni_ancestry)
Amadlozi are African spiritual figures of the Nguni people. The Nguni people believe that these entities can be summoned for assistance and protection
Amadlozi
Name of the Ndebele kingdom in Zimbabwe
territories populated by Sotho-Tswana peoples who used the plural prefix "ma" for certain types of unfamiliar people or the Nguni prefix "ama", so the British
Mthwakazi
Ethnolinguistic group in Africa
Bantu-speaking peoples absorbed or displaced many earlier inhabitants, with only a few modern peoples such as Pygmy groups in Central Africa, the Hadza people in
Bantu_peoples
Ethnic group in Zimbabwe and Mozambique
and Shona peoples, particularly through their common historical association with the Mapungubwe trading network. In modern times, Nguni influences have
Ndau_people
Southern African clan
those of 'Nguni' peoples, and a tradition of building in stone in less grassy or wooded regions. The history of the Basotho and Batswana people is one of
Tlôkwa_people
City in South Africa
area had been inhabited by hunter-gatherers millennia ago. Later, the Nguni people occupied the region. During Christmas 1497, Vasco da Gama saw the coast
Durban
Species of flowering plant
or cooked unstated) although mild laxative effects are claimed by the Nguni people of its native South Africa. List of air-filtering plants "Chlorophytum
Chlorophytum_comosum
Ethnic group
nation from the other local AbaMbo. They are not Nguni but some people turn to confuse them with Nguni people due to the intermarriage. Their Kingdom was established
Mpondomise_people
Ethnic group native to South Africa
referred to the Nguni newcomers as the leTebele/maTebele, derived from the term tebele, meaning “a stranger” or “one who plunders”, while the Nguni variant would
Southern_Ndebele_people
Topics referred to by the same term
Gaza, Karlovac, a section of the city of Karlovac, Croatia Gaza people, a Nguni people in southern Africa Gaza (Battle honour), a British World War I award
Gaza
Chief of Northern Khumalo tribe, South Africa
chief Mangethe (Zikode), was the chief of the Khumalo tribe: a clan of Nguni people living near the Black Umfolozi river in kwaZulu, in South Africa, and
Matshobana_KaMangete
today in numerous cave paintings. They were superseded by the Bantu and Nguni peoples, which developed their own vocabularies of art forms. In the 20th century
Culture_of_South_Africa
Basin as early as the 4th century BC. Some groups, ancestral to today's Nguni peoples (the Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, and Ndebele), preferred to live near the eastern
History_of_South_Africa
Precolonial region in southern Africa
historically been inhabited by diverse Embo communities, including Nguni-speaking peoples and coastal groups such as the Tembe and Nyaka. Historically, it
Maputaland-Lubombo_region
Southern African clan
Maputaland-Lubombo region. The Tembe belong to the broader Tembe-Thonga people, a Nguni-speaking group and are distinguished by a chiefly lineage that has
Tembe_(Southern_African_clan)
Nguni-speaking community of southern Africa
Embo-Nguni is a historiographical term used to describe a cluster within the broader Embo identity of historic Nguni-speaking community that migrated
Embo-Nguni
Village in Gaza Province, Mozambique
Chaimite is a village sacred to the Nguni people of the Gaza Empire, currently in Gaza Province, Mozambique. In the area in January 1896, Gungunhana, the
Chaimite,_Mozambique
Bantu ethnic group of southwest Africa
suggests that the Bantu borrowed the custom of milking cattle from Cushitic peoples; either through direct contact with them or indirectly via Khoisan intermediaries
Herero_people
Office of the King of the Zulu Nation
was succeeded by several other monarchs however the namesake of the Zulu people is Zulu I ka Malandela. Shaka Zulu and his mother left the Palace of Nobamba
King_of_the_Zulu_Nation
Bantu ethnic group
by the 14th century. Some Basotho people split from the Nguni while others got assimilated into building the Nguni nation. By the 16th century, Iron-working
Sotho_people
Traditional Southern African non-alcoholic maize drink
Chewa/Nyanja, Shona, Ndebele, Nama Khoikhoi and Damara people, Sotho people, Tswana people and Nguni people made from fermented mealie pap. Home production is
Mageu
Nguni-speaking community of southern Africa
Embo-Dlamini (also called Dlamini-Nguni, Tekela-Nguni or Emalangeni and sometimes Thonga-Nguni) refers to a historic Nguni-speaking community in the Maputaland-Lubombo
Embo-Dlamini
power of Shaka, the Zulu king and military leader who conquered the Nguni peoples between the Tugela and Pongola rivers in the beginning of the 19th century
Military history of South Africa
Military_history_of_South_Africa
Metropolitan municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Mtheku, used by the Thabethe tribes clan, who were the leaders of the Nguni people. Furthermore the original local inhabitants noted that the locative form
EThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
EThekwini_Metropolitan_Municipality
Region of southwestern Zimbabwe
century and were later conquered by the Nguni people. In the late 1830s, Mzilikazi Khumalo, led a group of Nguni and other ethnic groups from present-day
Matabeleland
legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is
List of national flags of sovereign states
List_of_national_flags_of_sovereign_states
Ethnic group
South Africa and southern Mozambique. They are part of the broader Tsonga-Nguni cultural and linguistic family that inhabited the Southern African region
Tembe-Thonga
Ethnic group in Southern Africa
The Gaza were Nguni people who left what is now South Africa in 1889 and settled in Gazaland in what is now Southern Mozambique. An early leader was Soshangane
Gaza_people
History of the Kingdom of Eswatini from precolonial times to the present
became predominantly Nguni during and after the great Bantu migrations. People speaking languages ancestral to the current Sotho and Nguni languages began
History_of_Eswatini
Party held to celebrate a couple's recent engagement
ceremony itself. Such is the case with the Yoruba people and their bride-price rites and the Nguni people and their lobola practices.[citation needed] Wikimedia
Engagement_party
Last heir of the Gaza Empire and the Jamine dynasty
islands. He was the last recognised heir of the Jamine dynasty of the Nguni people. Ngungunhane Nota biográfica de Gungunhana Gungunhana no seu reino O
Godide
South African politician
- of the Nguni nation who reached Southern Africa migrating from the North. Additionally, he was the father of King Xhosa. The Xhosa people, today considered
Mnguni
South African actor (born 1998)
1998, in Umzimkhulu, KwaZulu-Natal and is one of Zulu descent among the Nguni people. He obtained his Honours degree from AFDA Film Academy, where he studied
Unathi_Mkhize
design by King Sobhuza II features a black and white shield called the Nguni shield, with a staff and two spears, on a field of blue, yellow, and red
Flag_of_Eswatini
Zulu annual harvest festival
2018-02-09. Snedegar, Keith (1998). "First Fruits Celebrations among the Nguni Peoples of Southern Africa: An Ethnoastronomical Interpretation". Journal for
Umkhosi_Wokweshwama
Inkosi yamaHlubi
history of the Eastern-Nguni clans. C. Struik. John Henderson Soga (1930). The south-eastern Bantu: (Abe-Nguni, Aba-Mbo, Ama-Lala-Nguni ). The Witwatersrand
Langalibalele_II
1886 Portuguese diplomatic document
control. In the interior of what is today southern and central Mozambique, Nguni people who had entered the area from South Africa under their leader Soshangane
Pink_Map
Bantu language of Zimbabwe and Botswana
associated with the term Matabele, is a Nguni language spoken by the Northern Ndebele people which belongs to the Nguni group of languages. Ndebele is a term
Northern_Ndebele_language
Embo-Nguni chief
within the Embo groups were referred to as Emalangeni ("people of Langa"), Embo-Dlamini or Nguni-Dlamini, as they were later called during the reign his
Langa_(ruler)
Traditional Nguni song
"Shosholoza" is an Nguni song that was sung by gold miners in South Africa. It is a mix of Zulu and Ndebele words, and can have various other South African
Shosholoza
African pastoralist indigenous group
years ago. In the 17th century, the Khoekhoe maintained large herds of Nguni cattle in the Cape region.[according to whom?][citation needed] They mostly
Khoekhoe
Leather of cattle with hairs attached
African Zulu people, cowhide was employed in various ways, though it has recently been relegated to ceremonial use. Cowhide was used to make Nguni shields
Cowhide
Ability to digest milk after infancy
of the dairy they consume in their diet. Lactase persistence amongst Nguni people is, however, less common than in Northern European populations because
Lactase_persistence
area. In the inland savannah, the traditional cuisine of cattle-keeping peoples is distinctive meaning that meat products are generally absent. Cattle
African_cuisine
greatly predates European colonization. Nguni people who migrated to the area brought cattle with them and Khoisan people had been raising indigenous varieties
Animal husbandry in South Africa
Animal_husbandry_in_South_Africa
Name list
dictionary. Nkosi is a Nguni word for "king", "chief" and "lord". Nkosi is a common name and surname among Nguni people. Notable people with the name include:
Nkosi
Tonga people are believed to have used this region as a trade centre for salt and fish to the visiting Rozvi people from the North and Nguni people from
Kamativi
Bantu Nguni-speaking people
The Ndwandwe are a Bantu Nguni-speaking people who populate sections of southern Africa. They owe their name to one of their early chiefs and are also
Ndwandwe
Liswati politician
which traces the origins of the Swati nation, the migration of the Nguni peoples, and the leadership of King Matalatala. Shakantu, who serves as executive
Pholile_Shakantu
1839 - 1843 country in Southern Africa
settlement was at Delagoa Bay. At some unknown date, the amaZulu clan of Nguni people settled in the region north of the Tugela River. Under chief Shaka, the
Natalia_Republic
South African anthropologist
Hilda Kuper and Monica Wilson, she produced substantial works on the Nguni peoples of Southern Africa. Apart from her research she is considered to be
Eileen_Krige
Place in Zimbabwe
Senzangakhona in Kwazulu, where Mzilikazi and his Khumalo clan and other Nguni people came from. In the 1860s, the city was influenced by European intrigue
Bulawayo
Afro-Portuguese slave soldiers
Portuguese raised a much larger force, mainly of auxiliaries from the Nguni peoples, that broke the back of the rebellion by the end of 1917, although fighting
Chikunda
Southern African ethnic group
the genre of music called Maskandi but the Mpondo people are unique in a performance of ukusina (Nguni dance) and their own traditional dance called "imfene"
Mpondo_people
Bantu language of the Tsonga people of Southern Africa
history about the Tsonga regards the aftermath of the mfecane where the Nguni people overran many of the pre-existing African tribes of South Africa, Eswatini
Tsonga_language
Ethnic group in Southern Africa
"Dubul' ibhunu", an anti-apartheid song whose lyrics mean "Shoot the Boer" in Nguni languages while thousands of his supporters cheered in approval while pointing
Afrikaners
Culture-bound syndrome
people and Zulu people. The training and thus healing practices and understanding varies across different African communities, including Nguni people
Ukuthwasa
Continent
the indigenous people of southern Africa.[citation needed] Pygmies are the pre-Bantu indigenous peoples of central Africa. The peoples of West Africa
Africa
Radio station in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Matabeleland artists, but also adds a mixture of other genres mostly the Nguni music from South Africa, Eswatini as well as some international hits from
Skyz_Metro_FM
Queen of Ndebele
of the Ndebele nation due to the constitutional precedent among the Nguni people. Queen Lozikeyi was not the first woman to lead in this capacity. But
Lozikeyi
Body movement-centered performing arts developed by African people
Indlamu: a stamping line dance performed by young men which comes from the Nguni people of Southern Africa, with numerous variations depending on the tribe.
African_dance
1815–1840 period of civil conflict in southern Africa
conquest. Conquest protected conquering peoples against famine by providing immediate access to the conquered peoples' livestock and grain stores and, in
Mfecane
King of the Gaza Empire
Maputo and Zambezi rivers. In the process, the Nguni displaced, co-opted, or slaughtered the native peoples. Upon arrival, Soshangane founded an empire to
Gungunhana
between the ages of 18 and 50 for the labour market. Xhosa clan names Nguni people The Heart of Redness (2000), novelist Zakes Mda Holt, B. “The Tshezi
Bomvana
Country in Southern Africa
hunter-gatherers. They were largely replaced by the Nguni during the great Bantu migrations. These peoples originated from the Great Lakes region of eastern
Eswatini
Southern Bantu language of Lesotho and neighbouring countries
other Southern Bantu languages, including Venda, Tsonga, Tonga, Lozi, and Nguni from neighboring Southern African countries, and possibly[clarification
Sotho_language
17th-century Zulu or Nguni wooden figure
representations of decorative scarifications, marks considered beautiful among Nguni peoples. The surface of the statue was coated with a veneer of clear, waxy matter
Farmingdale_Statue
Provincial government of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal
other polities such as Khumalo, Ndwandwe etc., broadly known as the Nguni people. It came under the Mthethwa Empire when the lieutenant of King Dingiswayo
Government_of_KwaZulu-Natal
16th century Eswatini leader
16th-century Embo-Nguni prince and early leader of the House of Dlamini in Eswatini. He was the founder of the Embo-Dlamini line. Dlamini I's people and ancestors
Dlamini_I
NGUNI PEOPLES
NGUNI PEOPLES
Girl/Female
Muslim
Obedient, Who rescues the people from hungry and pain brings Joy into peoples life
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old English Englisc. The word had originally distinguished Angles (see Engel) from Saxons and other Germanic peoples in the British Isles, but by the time surnames were being acquired it no longer had this meaning. Its frequency as an English surname is somewhat surprising. It may have been commonly used in the early Middle Ages as a distinguishing epithet for an Anglo-Saxon in areas where the culture was not predominantly English--for example the Danelaw area, Scotland, and parts of Wales--or as a distinguishing name after 1066 for a non-Norman in the regions of most intensive Norman settlement. However, explicit evidence for these assumptions is lacking, and at the present day the surname is fairly evenly distributed throughout the country.Irish : see Golightly.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Rolf, composed of the Germanic elements hrÅd ‘renown’ + wulf ‘wolf’. This name was especially popular among Nordic peoples in the contracted form Hrólfr, and seems to have reached England by two separate channels; partly through its use among pre-Conquest Scandinavian settlers, partly through its popularity among the Normans, who, however, generally used the form Rou(l) (see Rollo).North German : from a personal name, a contracted form of Rudolf, cognate with 1.
Boy/Male
African, Australian, Japanese, Malawi
Warrior; From Ngoni
Girl/Female
Indian
Obedient, Who rescues the people from hungry and pain brings Joy into peoples life
Boy/Male
Biblical
A garden, a covering.
Girl/Female
Indian
Obedient, Who rescues the people from hungry and pain brings Joy into peoples life
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Who rescues the people from hungry and pain. Brings Joy into peoples life
Boy/Male
African, Arabic
Good
Surname or Lastname
Irish (Ulster)
Irish (Ulster) : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Duibhne ‘descendant of Dubhne’, a personal name meaning ‘ill-going’, ‘disagreeable’. Compare Deeney. Peoples is a pseudo-translation based on the phonetic resemblance of the Gaelic name to Gaelic daoine ‘people’.English : patronymic from a pet form (in -el) of the Old French personal name Pepis, oblique case Pepin (see Pepin).
Boy/Male
Muslim
Obedient, Who rescues the people from hungry and pain brings Joy into peoples life
Girl/Female
Muslim
Obedient, Who rescues the people from hungry and pain brings Joy into peoples life
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Excellent
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : ethnic name for a Breton, from Old French bret. The Bretons were Celtic-speakers driven from southwestern England to northwestern France in the 6th century ad by Anglo-Saxon invaders; some of them reinvaded England in the 11th century as part of the army of William the Conqueror. In France and among Normans, Bretons had a reputation for stupidity, and in some cases this name and its variants and cognate may have originated as derogatory nicknames. The English surname is most common in East Anglia, where many Bretons settled after the Conquest. In Scotland it may also have denoted a member of one of the Celtic-speaking peoples of Strathclyde, who were known as Bryttas or Brettas well into the 13th century.
Biblical
a garden; a covering
Girl/Female
Indian
Obedient; Understanding
Boy/Male
Afghan, Arabic, Australian, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi
Brings Joy into Peoples Life; Successful
Boy/Male
Indian
Obedient, Who rescues the people from hungry and pain brings Joy into peoples life
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name for a peasant farmer or husbandman, Middle English bonde (Old English bonda, bunda, reinforced by Old Norse bóndi). The Old Norse word was also in use as a personal name, and this has given rise to other English and Scandinavian surnames alongside those originating as status names. The status of the peasant farmer fluctuated considerably during the Middle Ages; moreover, the underlying Germanic word is of disputed origin and meaning. Among Germanic peoples who settled to an agricultural life, the term came to signify a farmer holding lands from, and bound by loyalty to, a lord; from this developed the sense of a free landholder as opposed to a serf. In England after the Norman Conquest the word sank in status and became associated with the notion of bound servitude.Swedish : variant of Bonde.
NGUNI PEOPLES
NGUNI PEOPLES
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Wealth
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Priceless Rays
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Bird Catcher
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Made of Gold
Girl/Female
Greek
Protector of man.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Celebrity, Christian, English, Greek, Indian, Italian, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish
Sky; Goddess of the Moon; Heavenly; Moon
Girl/Female
Indian
Female
Polish
Variant form of Polish Ludmiła, LUDMITA means "people's favor."
Girl/Female
French
pleasantness.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Happy, Without grief
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n.
Any similar garment worm by ancient or Oriental peoples; also, a common name for various styles of loose-fitting under-garments and over-garments worn in modern times by Europeans and others.
n.
A stone, commonly of a pale to dark green color but sometimes whitish. It is very hard and compact, capable of fine polish, and is used for ornamental purposes and for implements, esp. in Eastern countries and among many early peoples.
n.
The type of religion which once prevalied among all the Ural-Altaic peoples (Tungusic, Mongol, and Turkish), and which still survives in various parts of Northern Asia. The Shaman, or wizard priest, deals with good as well as with evil spirits, especially the good spirits of ancestors.
a.
Of or pertaining to any of the Teutonic languages, or the peoples who speak these languages.