Nguni stick-fighting (also known as donga, or dlala 'nduku, which literally translates as 'playing sticks') is a martial art traditionally practiced by...
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Krabi–krabong Kuttu Varisai Mardani khel Nguni stick fighting Pugil stick Quarterstaff, British historical stick fighting weapon Shillelagh (club) Silambam Silambam...
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of fighting may use only two sticks, variations of Nguni stick-fighting throughout Southern Africa incorporate shields as part of the stick-fighting weaponry...
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Nguni may refer to: Nguni languages Nguni cattle Nguni people Nguni sheep, which divide into the Zulu, Pedi, and Swazi types Nguni stick-fighting Nguni...
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List of martial arts (redirect from List of fighting styles)
Africa Nguni stick-fighting Sudan Nuba fighting Barbados Bajan stick-licking Brazil Brazilian jiu-jitsu Capoeira Huka-huka Creole Knife Fight - (in port...
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List of sports (section Stick and ball family)
Arnis Naginatajutsu Nguni stick-fighting Okinawan kobudō Pillow Fight Championship Shurikenjutsu Silambam Sōjutsu Sword fighting Wing Chun Wushu lathi...
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List of Zulu kings Postage stamps and postal history of Zululand Nguni stick-fighting Gluckman, Max (1960). "The Rise of a Zulu Empire". Scientific American...
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only piece of defensive armour used by the Nguni. Its use was practiced from boyhood, by means of stick fighting. Its primary function was to deflect spears...
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Zulu people (section Stick fighting)
(/ˈzuːluː/; Zulu: amaZulu) are a native people of Southern Africa of the Nguni. The Zulu people are the largest ethnic group and nation in South Africa...
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South Africa Afrikaner Calvinism Kwaito Ladysmith Black Mambazo Nguni stick fighting Khoikhoi mythology Architecture of South Africa Art of South Africa...
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List of South African slang words (section Words from Xhosa, Tswana, Zulu and other Nguni/Sotho languages)
carrying a stick to use it as a walking stick, even though they don't necessarily need it. The following lists slang borrowings from the Nguni Bantu languages...
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Spear (redirect from Pointy stick)
weapon used before the introduction of firearms. The Zulu, Xhosa and other Nguni tribes of South Africa were renowned for their use of the assegai. Shaka...
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in Africa and abroad. In Africa, the weapon found particular use among Nguni peoples. Among the Zulu people they are known as iwisa. The iwisa was not...
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mubuchae (무부채), tempered birch fan Larim fighting bracelet, nyepel (African) Maduvu, buckhorn parrying stick, maru (Indian) Pata, sword gauntlet (Indian)...
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elevated grasslands above Nguni. His descendant Mariko moved into Nguni proper five generations later. The tribe came down to Nguni to graze their cattle...
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Impi is a Nguni word meaning war or combat and by association any body of men gathered for war, for example impi ya masosha is a term denoting an army...
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possibly goats) played a central role in Nguni culture. Nguni-speaking South Africans in KwaZulu-Natal revered the Nguni cattle. By 1824, Shaka Zulu's royal...
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the term 'Koni' (having been used to describe an incorrect background as Nguni), it is still used in reference to the communities associated with Bokoni...
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Architecture of Africa (section Zulu and Nguni)
African architecture uses a wide range of materials, including thatch, stick/wood, mud, mudbrick, rammed earth, and stone. These material preferences...
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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...
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spectacular style", Africa Film & TV Magazine, nº. 20, February-April 1999 "e.tv sticking to rigid demands of IBA: 24 hour tv", Africa Film & TV Magazine, nº. 20...
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soon *karrm *wanyji egg *lakurr *kambiy good *layib *maabu nose *-mal *nguni seek *-mi *-murungu knowledgeable *-mungk *nila small *murrul *wuba mud...
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