QUICK FACTS:
People groups: 12
Population: 14,511,300
Unreached people groups: 8
UPG population: 10,923,600
Unengaged UPGs: 1
UUPG population: 190,000
Number of countries: 4
Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African
Overview: Bantu refers to a large, complex linguistic grouping of peoples in Africa. Unlike many of the large and diverse Bantu people clusters, the Central-Southeast Bantu cluster encompasses only a handful of ethnic groups predominantly found in Mozambique and northeastern South Africa. Among these groups are the Tsonga, Tswa, Chopi, Ronga, and Tonga. Some sources identify the Shangaan as a separate people group while others consider them a subgroup of the Tonga.
Peoples within this cluster: Chopi; Ronga; Shangaan; Tonga; Tsonga; Tswa
Countries where they are found: Eswatini; Mozambique; South Africa; Zimbabwe
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