Venda people

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Venda
Total population
600 000[1] - 1 000 000[2]
Regions with significant populations
 South Africa
 Zimbabwe
Languages

Venda
Religion

African traditional, Christian

The Venda are a Southern African people living mostly near the South African-Zimbabwean border.

[edit] History

The Venda were originally from either the Congo or the Great Rift Valley, migrating across the Limpopo river during the Bantu expansion.[3] [4]

[edit] Famous Venda people

[edit] References

  1. ^ "South africa - Tsonga and Venda". Country Studies. http://countrystudies.us/south-africa/48.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-09. 
  2. ^ "Vhavenda People". Pilot Guides. http://www.pilotguides.com/destination_guide/africa/south_africa_and_lesotho/vhavenda_tribe.php. Retrieved 2008-10-09. 
  3. ^ "Venda | African Tribes". Kruger National Park. http://www.krugerpark.co.za/africa_venda.html. Retrieved 2008-10-09. 
  4. ^ "Vha Venda Culture". Alliance Française. http://www.alliance.org.za/Vha-Venda-Culture.html. Retrieved 2008-10-09. 
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