The Zulu or amaZulu are the largest ethnic group in South Africa. They speak isiZulu, a tonal Bantu language. Most of the culture's 11 million people live in the northern part of the KwaZulu-Natal province known as Zululand. The Zulu migrated south along Africa's east coast over a millennia and arrived in what is today South Africa around the 9th century A.D. The Zulu once lived in homesteads. Their traditional homes were thatched bee-hive huts called kraals. They raised crops of corn, beans and yams and tended cattle, goats and sheep. They were organized in kinship groups called clans. Both Zulu men and women made household goods. The men carved wood into useful objects, such as stool, spoons and dishes. They tanned hides and skins, which were used to make clothing, bags and blankets. The women made mats, baskets and beadwork, much of which was handsomely decorated. The Zulu religion includes the belief in an almighty or supreme being, called UMvelinqangi, and a veneration for the dead, the belief that deceased ancestors have an influence on the fortunes of the living.