Kalanga people

BaKalanga
Kalanga woman from Botswana
Total population
1.7 million
Regions with significant populations
 Zimbabwe1.1 million[1]
 Botswana600,000[1]
Languages
TjiKalanga, Shona languages ,Xitsonga,TshiVenda language
Religion
African Traditional Religion, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Shona people, Venda people, and Southern Bantu peoples

The Kalanga or BaKalanga are a southern Bantu ethnic group mainly inhabiting Matebeleland in Zimbabwe, northern Botswana, and parts of the Limpopo Province in South Africa.

The BaKalanga of Botswana are the second largest ethnic group in the country, and their language being the second most spoken in the country (being most prevalent in the North).

The TjiKalanga language of Zimbabwe is the third most spoken language in the country, however, being recognized as a Western Shona branch of the Shona group of languages. It is likewise used in mass media.

  1. ^ a b Lewis, M. Paul (2009). "Kalanga 'The cultural people'". Ethnologue. SIL International. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.

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