Kalanga people
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.
Kalanga woman from Botswana | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1.7 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Zimbabwe | 1.1 million |
| Botswana | 600,000 |
| Languages | |
| TjiKalanga, Shona languages ,Xitsonga,TshiVenda language | |
| Religion | |
| African Traditional Religion, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Shona people, Venda people, and Southern Bantu peoples | |
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.
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