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Zambia has many indigenous tribes spread across its ten provinces. [1] [failed verification] This is an incomplete list of these tribes arranged in alphabetical order:
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Zambia" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Zambian Traditional Ceremonies. [1] Central Province. Central Province; Ceremony District Chief Tribe Month Ikubi Lya Loongo: Mumbwa: Senior Chief Shakumbila: Sala ...
Zambia is officially a "Christian nation" under the 1996 constitution, but recognizes and protects freedom of religion. [97] Zambia is the only African nation to designate Christianity as a state religion. [98] The Zambia Statistics Agency estimates that 95.5% of Zambians are Christian, with 75.3% Protestant and 20.2% Roman Catholic. [99]
Lozi culture is strongly influenced by the flood cycle of the Zambezi River, with annual migrations taking place from the floodplain to higher ground at the start of the wet season. The most important of these festivals is the Kuomboka, in which the Litunga moves from Lealui in the flood plain to Limulunga on higher ground. The Kuomboka usually ...
Despite historical review that shows the Nsenga people were to a large extent influenced by the Chewa people in terms of language, culture and way of living, the Nsenga tribe remains distinct in its dialect, traditions and cultural practices. They are well known for their culture of hunting and artwork which includes bead work and basketry.
The Kunda Language is one of the seventy-two (72) ethnic tribes and dialects officially recognized by the government of the Republic of Zambia. However, due to many similarities with the Nsenga language or even Chewa , some publications like the Ethnologue have erroneously listed it as a dialect of these two languages.
The Tonga language of Zambia is spoken by about 1.38 million people in Zambia and 137,000 in Zimbabwe; it is an important lingua franca in parts of those countries and is spoken by members of other ethnic groups as well as the Tonga. [6] (The Malawian Tonga language is classified in a different zone of the Bantu languages.)