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Thembu tribe

Xhosa speaking people based in South Africa
Intangible ethnic_group Q1779499
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Thembu tribe

Summary

Thembu tribe is an ethnic group[1]. It draws 86 Wikipedia views per month (ethnic_group category, ranking #604 of 4,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Thembu tribe is in the country of South Africa[3].
  • Thembu tribe's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[4].
  • Thembu tribe's Commons category is recorded as Thembu people[5].
  • Thembu tribe's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[6].
  • Thembu tribe's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Xhosa[7].

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Definition and Type

Thembu tribe's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[4].

Why It Matters

Thembu tribe draws 86 Wikipedia views per month (ethnic_group category, ranking #604 of 4,529).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

South Africa

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Xhosa
    Country → —
    Instance of → ethnic group
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007529677205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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