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Ethnic group
Shona
Total population
c. 17.6 million[1]
Regions with significant populations
Zimbabwe
13 million (2019)[1]
Mozambique
2.3 million[2][3]
South Africa
1–2 million (2020)
Zambia
30,200[4]
United Kingdom
200,000 (2011)[5]
Languages
Shona; English
Religion
Christianity, Shona traditional religion
Related ethnic groups
Kalanga; Venda and other Bantu people
Person
MuShona[6]
People
Mashona
Language
chiShona
Country
Zimbabwe, Mozambique
The Shona people (/ˈʃoʊnə/) are a Bantu ethnic group native to Southern Africa, primarily living in Zimbabwe where they form the majority of the population, as well as Mozambique, South Africa, and a worldwide diaspora. There are five major Shona language/dialect clusters: Manyika, Karanga, Zezuru, Korekore, and Ndau.
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^ abEhnologue: Languages of Zimbabwe Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, citing Chebanne, Andy and Nthapelelang, Moemedi. 2000. The socio-linguistic survey of the Eastern Khoe in the Boteti and Makgadikgadi Pans areas of Botswana.
^"Ethnologue: Languages of Mozambique". Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
^"Ethnologue: Languages of Botswana". Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
^"Ethnologue: Languages of Zambia". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
^Zimbabwe — Mapping exercise(PDF). London: International Organization for Migration. December 2006. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^Haberland, Eike (May 3, 1974). Perspectives Des Études Africaines Contemporaines: Rapport Final D'un Symposium International. Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission. ISBN 9783794052257 – via Google Books.
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