Tonga people (Zambia and Zimbabwe)

For other uses, see Tonga (disambiguation).

The Tonga people of Zambia and Zimbabwe are a Bantu ethnic group of southern Zambia and northern Zimbabwe. They are related to the Batoka who are part of the Tokaleya people in the same area, but not to the Tonga people of Malawi who belong to a larger Tumbuka people group who speak a dialect of Chitumbuka, called Chitonga. In southern Zambia, they are patrons of the Kafue Twa.

Lwiindi is an annual festival of the Tonga people of southern Zambia. It is a thanksgiving ceremony to appease the gods for the good rains and harvest. It is held in early July.

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