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 Kalanga woman from Botswana | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2.01 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Zimbabwe | 1.205 million[1] |
 Botswana | 805,000[1] |
| Languages | |
| TjiKalanga, Shona languages, Xitsonga, TshiVenda language, English (Zimbabwean & Botswanian dialect) | |
| Religion | |
| African Traditional Religion, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Shonic/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 Bakalanga language being the second most spoken in the country (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.
- ^ 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.