Fengu people
（重定向自Fengu）
![](/Images/godic/202501/12/Departure_of_the_Fingoes-18405402.jpg")
![The amaFengu, known across southern Africa as skilled gunmen, were invaluable allies of the Cape in its frontier wars.](/Images/godic/202501/12/Mfengu_soldier_of_Cape_Colony_-_Fingo_People5403.jpg")
![John Tengo Jabavu, an influential Fengu politician of the early 20th century, with his son Davidson Don Tengo, around 1903](/Images/godic/202501/12/John_Tengo_Jabavu_and_his_son_Davidson_Don_Tengo,_around_19035403.jpg")
![Map of Fingoland (highlighted), and surrounding regions of the Eastern Cape Frontier. 1911.](/Images/godic/202501/12/Fingoland_-_Eastern_Cape_Map_-_19115403.png")
The Fengu (plural ama Fengu) are a Bantu people; originally closely related to the Zulu people, but now often considered to have assimilated to the Xhosa people whose language they now speak. Historically they achieved considerable renown for their military ability in the frontier wars.