Tumbuka subgroups and clans
| Total population | |
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| Over 10.5 million (Tumbuka people collectively) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania (Mbeya Region), Zimbabwe | |
| Languages | |
| Chitumbuka (various dialects) | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (various denominations), Traditional religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tonga, Nyika, Northern Ngoni, other Bantu peoples |
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| History of the Tumbuka people |
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Tumbuka subgroups and clans describe the internal social, linguistic and lineage divisions among the population of approximately 10 million Tumbuka people, a Bantu-speaking group primarily in Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. These subgroups such as the Henga, Senga, Kamanga, Yombe, Tonga and clans have shaped settlement patterns, leadership, dialectal variation, and cultural identity.