Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. African (general, continental cultures)
6. [African by cultural or regional designation]

Narrower term/s

• [Eastern Zambian, Zimbabwe, and Western Mozambique styles][+]
  • Bemba (Southern African style) [+]
    • Kawendi
    • Aushi (culture or style)
    • Lomotwa
  • Shanga
  • Shona [+]
    • Duma (Southern African style)
    • Gova
    • Ndau
    • Tawara
    • Kalanga
  • Tsonga (Eastern Zambian) [+]
    • Shangaan
    • Hlengwe
    • Ronga (culture or style)
    • Tswa (Tsonga)
  • Lungu (East Zambian style)
  • Chewa [+]
    • Chipeta
  • Maravi [+]
    • Nyanja [+]
      • Nyasa
      • Manganja
    • Tumbuka (culture or style)
    • Kunda (Southern African style)
    • Sena (Southern African style)
    • Phoka
  • Lamba (Southern African style)
  • Henga
  • Lala
• Sotho styles[+]
  • Sotho (culture or style) [+]
    • Tswana (culture or style) [+]
      • Kwena [+]
      • Malete
      • Ntwane
      • Tlhaping
      • Tlokwa
      • Birwa (culture or style)
      • Ngwato
    • Northern Sotho (culture or style) [+]
      • Lovedu
      • Pedi (culture or style)
      • Venda (Northern Sotho style)
      • Hananwa
      • Lemba
    • Southern Sotho [+]
      • Tawana
      • Kgalagadi (culture or style)
      • Kgatla
• [Southern Angolan and Northern Namibian styles][+]
  • Ambo (Southern Angolan and Northern Namibian style) [+]
    • Kwanyama (style and culture)
  • Herero (culture or style) [+]
    • Mbandieru
  • Kilenge
  • Himba
• Khoisan-speaking peoples styles[+]
  • Dama (Namibian style)
  • Khoikhoi [+]
    • Nama
  • San (Khoisan-speaking peoples styles) [+]
    • Sarwa [+]
      • Bugakwe
    • Kung [+]
      • Ogowe
    • Naron
    • Tannekwe
• Lower Zambezi River region styles[+]
  • Chopi
  • Tonga [+]
    • Toka
    • We (Tonga)
    • Plateau Tonga
    • Soli
  • Ila
  • Nyungwe
• Nguni[+]
  • Ndebele (culture or style)
  • Pondo
  • Swazi (Nguni)
  • Tembu
  • Xhosa (culture or style) [+]
    • Ndlambe
  • Zulu (culture or style) [+]
    • Bhaca
    • Nyuswa
  • Mfengu
• Ngamiland region styles[+]
  • Yeye
• Southern African architectural styles[+]
  • Cape Dutch
• [Southern Zambian and Northern Angolan styles][+]
  • Kwandi
• Zambezi River (culture and style)

Anotations

Scope note:

Styles and cultures originating in the southernmost region of the African continent, comprising the modern countries of Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The island nation of Madagascar is excluded because of its distinct language and cultural heritage.