Results for "bantu"
11 peoples found.
ZuluamaZulu
🇿🇦 South Africa and 8 moreLargest ethnic group in South Africa, known for beadwork and the Umhlanga ceremony
About 11 million, Bantu (Nguni subgroup)
Pygmy peoples
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo and 7 moreShort-statured hunter-gatherer groups of the Congo Basin and Central Africa
About 920,000
KikuyuAgĩkũyũ
🇰🇪 KenyaLargest ethnic group of Kenya's central highlands, known for farming and rich traditions
About 8.1 million, Bantu
Shona
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe and 4 moreThe largest Bantu-speaking group of Zimbabwe, known for stone sculpture and mbira music
About 16 million, Bantu
SwaziEmaswati
🇸🇿 Eswatini and 3 moreNguni-speaking people of Eswatini and South Africa, led by twin monarchs
About 2.5 million, Bantu (Nguni branch)
TswanaBatswana
🇧🇼 Botswana and 3 moreA Bantu-speaking people of Southern Africa, central to Botswana and South Africa
About 7.1 million, Bantu
Ovambo
🇳🇦 Namibia and 1 moreLargest ethnic group of Namibia, also in southern Angola
About 2.2 million, Bantu
Baganda
🇺🇬 UgandaLargest ethnic group of Uganda, organized by clans in the Buganda kingdom
About 7 million, Bantu
GogoWagogo
🇹🇿 TanzaniaBantu farmers and herders of Tanzania's Dodoma Region
About 1.3 million, Bantu
Gisu
🇺🇬 Uganda and 1 moreBantu-speaking farmers of Mount Elgon in eastern Uganda
About 1.6 million, Bantu
Benga
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea and 2 moreCoastal Bantu people of Equatorial Guinea and Gabon
About 8,000, Bantu