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Zambia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Zambia's population is comprised of about 72 Bantu-speaking ethnic groups but almost 90% of Zambians belong to the nine main ethnolinguistic groups, which are the Bemba, Nyanja-Chewa, Tonga, Tumbuka- spoken in the Eastern Province and eastern part Nothern Province, Lunda, Luvale, Kaonde, Nkoya and Lozi. |
| | Each ethnic group is concentrated in a particular geographic region of the country and many groups are very small and not as well known. |
| | Zambian Languages: Chibemba, Nkoya, Chichewa or Chinyanja, Chilunda or Lunda, ChiTonga or Tonga, Ila, Mambwe, Namwanga, Kaonde, Lozi, Luvale, Shona, Tumbuka, Yauma, Aushi, Lenje, Lamba, Lala*, Fanagalo (a pidgin language used mainly used in the South African mines) and others (78 in total) |
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