House Types
Traditionally, communities live in two different types of houses. The Nguni use the Beehive house, a circular structure out of long poles, which is covered with grass. The huts of the Sotho–Tswana, Venda and Shangana Tsonga use the cone and cylinder house types. A cylindrical wall is formed out of vertical posts, which is sealed with mud and cow dung. The roof is built from tied-together poles. The floor of both types is compressed earth.
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