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A to Z of the Ethnic Groups in Southern Africa:
- Bemba: Found in Zambia 🇿🇲 and the Democratic Republic of Congo 🇨🇩.
- Chewa: Found in Malawi 🇲🇼, Zambia 🇿🇲, Mozambique 🇲🇿, and Zimbabwe 🇿🇼.
- Chokwe: Found in Angola 🇦🇴, Zambia 🇿🇲, and the Democratic Republic of Congo 🇨🇩.
- Herero: Found in Namibia 🇳🇦, Botswana 🇧🇼, and Angola 🇦🇴.
- KhoiKhoi (Nama): Found in Namibia 🇳🇦 and South Africa 🇿🇦.
- Lozi: Found in Zambia 🇿🇲, Namibia 🇳🇦, Botswana 🇧🇼, and Angola 🇦🇴.
- Makonde: Found in Tanzania 🇹🇿 and Mozambique 🇲🇿.
- Mbukushu: Primarily found in Botswana, Namibia, and Angola,
- Mbundu (Kimbundu): Found in Angola 🇦🇴.
- Ndau: Found in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 and Mozambique 🇲🇿.
- Ndebele: Found in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 and South Africa 🇿🇦, with small communities in Botswana 🇧🇼.
- Ngoni: Found in Malawi 🇲🇼, Zambia 🇿🇲, Tanzania 🇹🇿, and Mozambique 🇲🇿.
- Ovambo (Owambo): Found in Namibia 🇳🇦 and Angola 🇦🇴.
- Pedi: The Pedi people are primarily found in the Limpopo province of South Africa 🇿🇦, with some communities also in neighboring Botswana 🇧🇼.
- Ronga: Found in Mozambique 🇲🇿 and South Africa 🇿🇦.
- San (Bushmen): Found in Botswana 🇧🇼, Namibia 🇳🇦, South Africa 🇿🇦, Angola 🇦🇴, and Zambia 🇿🇲.
- Shona: Found in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 and Mozambique 🇲🇿.
- Sotho: Found in South Africa 🇿🇦 and Lesotho 🇱🇸, with smaller populations in Botswana 🇧🇼 and Zimbabwe 🇿🇼.
- Swazi: Found in Eswatini 🇸🇿 and South Africa 🇿🇦, with minor populations in Mozambique 🇲🇿.
- Tsonga: Found in South Africa 🇿🇦, Mozambique 🇲🇿, Eswatini 🇸🇿, and Zimbabwe 🇿🇼. Small groups may also exist in Malawi 🇲🇼.
- Tswana: Found in South Africa 🇿🇦 and Botswana 🇧🇼, with small communities in Namibia 🇳🇦 and Zimbabwe 🇿🇼.
- Tonga: Found in Zambia 🇿🇲, Zimbabwe 🇿🇼, and Mozambique 🇲🇿.
- Venda: Found in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 and South Africa 🇿🇦.
- Xhosa: Found in South Africa 🇿🇦, with a minority in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼.
- Yao: Found in Malawi 🇲🇼, Mozambique 🇲🇿, and Tanzania 🇹🇿.
- Zulu: Found in South Africa 🇿🇦 and Eswatini 🇸🇿.