Lemba people
Ethnic group in Southern Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lemba, Remba, or Mwenye[1] are an ethnic group which is native to South Africa, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe of mixed Bantu and Yemeni heritage. Within South Africa, they are particularly concentrated in the Limpopo province (historically around Sekhukuneland) and the Mpumalanga province.
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Regions with significant populations | |
South Africa (esp. Limpopo Province), Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe | |
Languages | |
Presently Venda, Karanga and Pedi (Previously Old South Arabian languages) | |
Religion | |
Christianity, Islam, Judaism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Swahili, Shirazi, Hadhrami |
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Since the late twentieth century, there has been increased media and scholarly attention about the Lemba's common descent with Semitic peoples.[2][3][4] Genetic Y-DNA analyses have established a paternal Middle-Eastern origin for the majority of the Lemba population.[5][6]