History of the Tumbuka people

Tumbuka people
Total population
approx. 7.5 million
Regions with significant populations
Languages
  • Tumbuka
  • English
Religion
  • Christianity (Protestantism, Catholicism)
  • Traditional African religion
Related ethnic groups
  • Henga
  • Ngonde
  • Tonga (Malawi)
  • Yombe
  • Ngoni
  • Manda
  • Senga

History of the Tumbuka people covers the origins, political development, culture, and modern transformations of the Tumbuka people, one of the major Bantu-speaking ethnic groups of Malawi, Zambia, southwestern Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The Tumbuka are known for their cultural heritage, kinship systems, and the historical Nkhamanga Kingdom and Chikulamayembe dynasty that once united the northern region of Malawi.

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