I'm a Kalanga living in Soweto. On the paternal side, grandfather is Kalanga from a village called Hanlapkhane in Botswana, he married my xhosa grandmother from Queenstown in the Eastern Cape. On the maternal side, grandfather keMopedi from Gaphasha and he married my grandmother from Tshikwarane in Venda. I really find myself privileged to be from these four nations. Watching this video brough back a lot of childhood memories and the food shown here my dad would bring home for us from his trips to Botswana. Till this day I cannot speak the language as it was not spoken much around us, however I do understand... This just reminded me of my Xhosa grandmother who mastered the Kalanga language and I feel like today I will sleep well as there was a connection with my indigenous language and seeing that food. If you can do more videos of the Kalanga origins and the Mapungubwe Kindom. Also you are right in saying the language is similar to Tshivenda and Sepedi. I've heard some of my Venda relatives refer to BaKalanga as boMalume and also been told that they originate from the Kalanga people. Please also look into that part of the history. Sibongile Dube
Thanks for sharing the rich history of Bakalanga. I am from Botswana and most of our Kalanga folks would like to connect with the deep roots of their Kalanga origins. Thank you for the upload.
Hi brother, My name is Solomon Baloyi, I'm from limpopo and my home language is Xitsonga. The Valoyi surname is associated with vakalanga and would like to learn more about this nation. I'm told my forefathers are vakalanga.Thanks for your efforts in educating me.
Very True Valoyi people in Limpopo is an offshoot of Rozvi)Lozi kingdom from Zimbabwe , Also Balobedu , and Batalalote people they came from Rozvis , the Mambos , Changamires
Thank you Baloyi. The baKalanga ,your ancestors were the first black nation that to walk on this part of Africa , from Sudan. Especially Sudan and Ethiopia. They arrived in what is call southern Africa in 100AD. The rest of the nations arriving 500years later. ( Nguni). Not Zulus The Zulu nation is 196 years old. They were called Zulus after Tshaka Zulu,s surname.
Hie Baloyi. The Kalangas can easily be distinguished among other nations by their surnames of animals and human limbs. Such Ndlovu, Ndou, Tlou. Moyo Pelo, Nhliziyo Phakathi. Gumbo, Nyawo. Dube, Mbizi , Petse and so forth.
Vhakalanga are ancestors of South Africa's Vhavenda, Vatsonga and Balobedu...Its like I am listening to a person speaking Xitsonga, Selobedu and Tshivenda at the same. This is amazing
My surname is Nkalanga I’m from South Africa🇿🇦 (Mpumalanga), I was raised by my mother’s side after my parents separated (Swati speaking) I grew up believing I’m Swati as there are also Nkalanga people speaking fluent Swati and Zulu. A few years back I reconnected with my father and it is today that I learned I’m not Swati I am a KHALANGA❤️! I’m willing to learn more about my culture, language and practices. If you’re reading this comment with the knowledge and history I’m keen to know about, please school me!
You guys from Mpumalanga, Swaziland and Mozambique have a very important history about Kalanga/Khalanga/Kgalaka, in fact history of Southern Africa. I am also not Pedi, but Mokgalaka. We are many across different "tribes", we are the nation of Southern Africa. These mentioned places are also the ones to link Koni/Ngoni, Ronga/Roka, Tonga/Thonga and Kalanga. Most Kalanga, especially from Mbezi/Mbhedzi/Mpedi, Ngwenya/Bakwena are Ronga (rainmakers) by origin. Please help there and research about the Khalanga that side
It's a Good Shona language but they are fooled around ,they are finished ,they are converted into Ndebele , they destroyed a beautiful language . How can a small number of people (Ndebele) people be able to colonised these many people .
@@recallchannel3258 you are saying Ndebele colonized kalanga people like shona colonizing the whole Zimbabwe.Your problem is that Ndebele people are resisting to be colonized by u Shona people.Eant everyone to speak Shona.This people choice to be under Ndebele people not by force,any Mugabe was suppose to recognize all other languages but opted to recognize Shona and Ndebele.
First one to comment.😃 I love the different cultures in our country I hope to see you in Chipinge one day my home town exploring the NDAU Rich culture.
This is very beautiful,imi ndi Nkalanga from Botswana..everything here is just as it is mu Botswana,even the tradition of the newly-wed bride fetching a pile of firewood.. However there’s a tiny correction to make,we are found in Central,Northern & North-East Botswana..the NorthWest is where you can find BaNambya and other groups.
Thought as much on the correction because the Kalanga people are located and share border of ZIm and Bots around Plumtree, so yes North eastern Botswana
The people I have been looking for! Please inform us, about Kalanga that side, the stories and myths, rainmaking customs, and anything that talks about the culture.
Love this.i get to know that history didn't start at munhumutapa. No wonder why in schools they don't teach real things government is scared of their secretive genocide and now we don't even know a thing about each other's languages, culture and history thank you Prince once again with great content viva🇿🇼
Any Karanga people would understand the language, it’s Shona Karanga. I am a Karanga myself from Chivi Masvingo in Zimbabwe! The foodstuff, language, the cultural dance in fact everything is the same!!
These ppl are kinsmen on martenal side Balilima. Very proud. Excellent cooking skills of traditional food from this tribe. Grew up eating this food, love it!!
The first time l heard the word Matunde l went 🙄🙄🙄kkkkk l thought the person didnt know what he was saying... But now l know the Kalanga language l am not surprised anymore...Thank you so much Magriza for sharing...🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼
thank you so much for this, i am keen on this because will soon get married to a beautiful Kalanga lady, so just wana know more about their culture. Interestingly was also watching the Ndebelification of the Kalanga people, very unfortunate and i have seen it through this lady, shez more of Ndebele by language but from Bulilima, very unfortunate but their cultural values are still so deep engraved in their hearts
Bonjour cher frère, je suis aussi nkalanga de la RDC dans la province du tanganyika... Je suis à la recherche du numéro d'un seul kalanga du Botswana, Mozambique, où de n'importe pays.
Kube nkalanga kwaka naka kwazo, imi ndi Nkalanga mu Botswana 🇧🇼. Ndo khona wha kuti ti bathu bangompela. Zojiwa ne tjilenche nditjo dumbu ngono imi nda gala ndizwii dwa nditi Dobi ndele nyama ya dhighwa manongo kene shomu, nlibo ate Dobi, nlibo hau dhighwa manongo kene shomu koi bukhwilo...ndiko sekwa ndino ibata mu ikalanga
This is interesting bro, thanks. I am Karanga from Masvingo, affiliated with the Moyo name. I speak Chikaranga and Ndebele. I was shocked hearing Kalanga for the first time and how it's so close to Chikaranga and Ndebele. I'm on a quest to find my origins and this helped a lot
@tripodxxx1 it's obviously not overwhelmingly close to Southern Ndebele but you can here some words here and there. For example minute 4:15 he says "vanova ncedisa". Ukuncedisa in Ndebele means to assist
No where near Ndebele at all. Kalanga incorporated some Ndebele words after the invasion by the Ndebele which resulted in the Kalanga language bastardized and is being slowly diluted eve at this present moment.
Some people here are spoiling a good video by claiming to know more than others. I don't understand why people can't correct others nicely instead bringing their big egos. Magriza I really appreciate your video
My people.. I love my mother tongue. Used to be fluent wen I was young but livingninn diaspora with not many BaKalanga around be inam a bit rusty now. 😂❤
Hi brother there is old lady she is know 71ysr she is looking for her family in Botswana the baKalanga her mother was Magdeline Johnson.her name is Sarah Moringa Johnson she doesn.t his father.s name pls help
Wow the borders must be destroyed , i am from Venda and i realised that our life strike, food and language is almost the same as Kalanga. If you take me there i will blend in within a week.
Im a Kalanga from Botswana🇧🇼,i love this and everything seems very similar to my culture here in BW...im blown away by this❤
I am a muvenda and I am so happy to learn of a culture that gave birth to my Tshivenda culture
Kalanga and its culture is very much alive in Botswana, the language is back in the curriculum and the annual festivals are growing by the year!!!!
We love this❤️❤️❤️
I'm a Kalanga living in Soweto. On the paternal side, grandfather is Kalanga from a village called Hanlapkhane in Botswana, he married my xhosa grandmother from Queenstown in the Eastern Cape. On the maternal side, grandfather keMopedi from Gaphasha and he married my grandmother from Tshikwarane in Venda. I really find myself privileged to be from these four nations. Watching this video brough back a lot of childhood memories and the food shown here my dad would bring home for us from his trips to Botswana. Till this day I cannot speak the language as it was not spoken much around us, however I do understand... This just reminded me of my Xhosa grandmother who mastered the Kalanga language and I feel like today I will sleep well as there was a connection with my indigenous language and seeing that food. If you can do more videos of the Kalanga origins and the Mapungubwe Kindom. Also you are right in saying the language is similar to Tshivenda and Sepedi. I've heard some of my Venda relatives refer to BaKalanga as boMalume and also been told that they originate from the Kalanga people. Please also look into that part of the history. Sibongile Dube
Thanks for sharing the rich history of Bakalanga. I am from Botswana and most of our Kalanga folks would like to connect with the deep roots of their Kalanga origins. Thank you for the upload.
The only tribe in Zimbabwe that doesn’t depend on the Zimbabwean government much. Our grandfathers and fathers have always worked in SA and Botswana
Hi brother, My name is Solomon Baloyi, I'm from limpopo and my home language is Xitsonga. The Valoyi surname is associated with vakalanga and would like to learn more about this nation. I'm told my forefathers are vakalanga.Thanks for your efforts in educating me.
Very True Valoyi people in Limpopo is an offshoot of Rozvi)Lozi kingdom from Zimbabwe , Also Balobedu , and Batalalote people they came from Rozvis , the Mambos , Changamires
My people.
Thank you Baloyi.
The baKalanga ,your ancestors were the first black nation that to walk on this part of Africa , from Sudan. Especially Sudan and Ethiopia. They arrived in what is call southern Africa in 100AD. The rest of the nations arriving 500years later. ( Nguni). Not Zulus The Zulu nation is 196 years old. They were called Zulus after Tshaka Zulu,s surname.
Hie Baloyi.
The Kalangas can easily be distinguished among other nations by their surnames of animals and human limbs. Such Ndlovu, Ndou, Tlou. Moyo Pelo, Nhliziyo Phakathi. Gumbo, Nyawo. Dube, Mbizi , Petse and so forth.
Baloyi you are brilliant. Your people are part of the Nyai/Lozwi clans.
Vhakalanga are ancestors of South Africa's Vhavenda, Vatsonga and Balobedu...Its like I am listening to a person speaking Xitsonga, Selobedu and Tshivenda at the same. This is amazing
Thank you nzekulu, great initiative to boka your input to preserve bukalanga gwedu. Keep up the good work
My surname is Nkalanga I’m from South Africa🇿🇦 (Mpumalanga), I was raised by my mother’s side after my parents separated (Swati speaking) I grew up believing I’m Swati as there are also Nkalanga people speaking fluent Swati and Zulu. A few years back I reconnected with my father and it is today that I learned I’m not Swati I am a KHALANGA❤️!
I’m willing to learn more about my culture, language and practices. If you’re reading this comment with the knowledge and history I’m keen to know about, please school me!
Hie Phumla. Thank you for watching this video and sharing your personal experience.
You guys from Mpumalanga, Swaziland and Mozambique have a very important history about Kalanga/Khalanga/Kgalaka, in fact history of Southern Africa. I am also not Pedi, but Mokgalaka. We are many across different "tribes", we are the nation of Southern Africa. These mentioned places are also the ones to link Koni/Ngoni, Ronga/Roka, Tonga/Thonga and Kalanga. Most Kalanga, especially from Mbezi/Mbhedzi/Mpedi, Ngwenya/Bakwena are Ronga (rainmakers) by origin. Please help there and research about the Khalanga that side
Forget the mashonaland, Matabeleland etc. This vlog has taught me that we are one.
This crushes tribalism.
Don't ask your vlog but ask Kalangas we know our History
This should be part of our educational system. I thought I knew Zimbabwe history but I don’t 🤣🤣know anything. Thank you for the education bro
Thank you again . I'm Nkalanga from Botswana, and thanx for showcasing the various cultures xx
@Judy Rumbwere we do, exactly the same dialect. Same diet as well
Kalanga is interesting, It's a quite a cocktail of languages
so true
It's a Good Shona language but they are fooled around ,they are finished ,they are converted into Ndebele , they destroyed a beautiful language . How can a small number of people (Ndebele) people be able to colonised these many people .
There is not even one khalanga who is proud
actually it is NOT a cocktail of any languages, but on the contrary, other languages emanated from it
@@recallchannel3258 you are saying Ndebele colonized kalanga people like shona colonizing the whole Zimbabwe.Your problem is that Ndebele people are resisting to be colonized by u Shona people.Eant everyone to speak Shona.This people choice to be under Ndebele people not by force,any Mugabe was suppose to recognize all other languages but opted to recognize Shona and Ndebele.
First one to comment.😃
I love the different cultures in our country
I hope to see you in Chipinge one day my home town exploring the NDAU Rich culture.
This is very beautiful,imi ndi Nkalanga from Botswana..everything here is just as it is mu Botswana,even the tradition of the newly-wed bride fetching a pile of firewood..
However there’s a tiny correction to make,we are found in Central,Northern & North-East Botswana..the NorthWest is where you can find BaNambya and other groups.
Thought as much on the correction because the Kalanga people are located and share border of ZIm and Bots around Plumtree, so yes North eastern Botswana
BaNambya are also Kalanga
@@tshwarelolebeko2395 true.I just wanted to emphasise the Kalanga dialect spoken in the Northwestern areas.
I love kalanga .I am indian kalanga odisa state❤
The people I have been looking for! Please inform us, about Kalanga that side, the stories and myths, rainmaking customs, and anything that talks about the culture.
Love this.i get to know that history didn't start at munhumutapa. No wonder why in schools they don't teach real things government is scared of their secretive genocide and now we don't even know a thing about each other's languages, culture and history thank you Prince once again with great content viva🇿🇼
The culture was good
Any Karanga people would understand the language, it’s Shona Karanga. I am a Karanga myself from Chivi Masvingo in Zimbabwe! The foodstuff, language, the cultural dance in fact everything is the same!!
True, they have now forced us to assimilate into their colonial tribes so that they can easily rewrite our history
These ppl are kinsmen on martenal side Balilima. Very proud. Excellent cooking skills of traditional food from this tribe. Grew up eating this food, love it!!
The first time l heard the word Matunde l went 🙄🙄🙄kkkkk l thought the person didnt know what he was saying... But now l know the Kalanga language l am not surprised anymore...Thank you so much Magriza for sharing...🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼
Wonderful work Prince. Could you please do a piece on the Tsonga/Shangaan people of Mberengwa-Chiredzi
I would love to watch that too
thank you so much for this, i am keen on this because will soon get married to a beautiful Kalanga lady, so just wana know more about their culture. Interestingly was also watching the Ndebelification of the Kalanga people, very unfortunate and i have seen it through this lady, shez more of Ndebele by language but from Bulilima, very unfortunate but their cultural values are still so deep engraved in their hearts
They should learn Kalanga at school not Ndebele
This is so impressive prince . You are doing great work , helping us learn a bit of history, and a bit more about " invelaphi yethu"
No he's history is biased
If you want to know real History ask the real Zimbabweans not Foreigners
Thanks for watching Mandipa.
@@lamecknicodemusmawelankomo2724 foreigners ? You are welcome to start your own podcast and tag us . For now we will be congratulating others 🥳🥳👏
Kalanga is a nation comprised of many clans and tribes
I'm a Kalanga that grew up abroad, this video is a beautiful gift and an answered prayer! Thank you for bringing it to the world, I appreciate you!!
Bonjour cher frère, je suis aussi nkalanga de la RDC dans la province du tanganyika...
Je suis à la recherche du numéro d'un seul kalanga du Botswana, Mozambique, où de n'importe pays.
@@paulinkitenge297 Is it true that there are Bakalanga in DRC?
Magriza you need to visit the Bakalanga,in the North East Botswana, its close to Plumtree. Some speak Ndebele.
Oh that would be interesting
I'm proud to be a Kalanga
Moyo is kalanga.Ncube Is a Ndebele
Wow.
I'm long distance kalanga from Botswana. This was a great video to watch.
Thanks brother. Keep up the good work on your channel.
Taboka kwazo Prince. Great work!!
Beautiful Kalanga culture
Great content💥💯 only wish you could change the colour of the subtitle font to black, so we can follow
Imbali yakithi. Thank you for this video.
I am shona from masvingo(karanga)its amazing how i can understand chikalanga
Karanga came from Kalanga language
Kube nkalanga kwaka naka kwazo, imi ndi Nkalanga mu Botswana 🇧🇼. Ndo khona wha kuti ti bathu bangompela. Zojiwa ne tjilenche nditjo dumbu ngono imi nda gala ndizwii dwa nditi Dobi ndele nyama ya dhighwa manongo kene shomu, nlibo ate Dobi, nlibo hau dhighwa manongo kene shomu koi bukhwilo...ndiko sekwa ndino ibata mu ikalanga
Wooooooooh, PROUDLY KALANGA
Love this video, my dad grew up in plum tree and just leaving my history
This is amazing and beautiful l have learned alot since l discovered your channel love it so much keep it up 👍
My favourite RUclips channel.
Great work man 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Siyabonga wakithi for bringing isintu sakithi emphakathini
@Magriza Great content!! Please change the colour of subtitles/cc for easy reading. Thanks.
This should be made our national language
Munyai mukalanga
Am a Ndebele speaker frm Tsholotsho but am married to a Kalanga man frm plumtree, lam proud of my hasband's language and culture.👏👏💕
Well said
And what is your tribe ?
Oh l ddnt knw Kalanga was a bit easy to speak and understand.its more shonaish. Thnk u team fr delivery once again🙏
My sister there is no language called Shona. What you call Shona it's Zezuru
Zezuru is a Karanga offshoot,it doesn't matter we use Shona now.Kalanga is proper Karanga with L as the main difference only.
@@bill4all782 thanks
@@bill4all782 Very true, Kalanga is just Karanga influenced by Ndebele. I have always told people Kalanga, Nambya, Venda are all Shona FACT
@@desmondk8875 Kalanga is a language with its own dialects .
Loving this . #Malalume my home
I like this video may you please post more about them
impressive zinto bafethu
Awu Nkosi yami ngaze ngakhumbula phansi eskalangeni.kutitshi
Love this guys videos, keep it up. Your content is superb, very inspirational, educative and enriching.
I am Nkalanga we Botswana keep up the good work and keep the culture alive
Thank you for watching this documentary.
l’m Nambya from Hwange, l understood 98 % of what was being said.
I am from Malawi but can hear over 60% of what is being said.
I am karanga shona from masvingo I understand 99%
Your work is really impressive. Keep it up !!
Great content there...Impressive
Great insights on Tshikalanga culture. It will make an interesting find between Njelele in Zimbabwe and Nzhelele in Venda. Keep up the good work!
From what I have heard from my granny the Kalangas of Venda origin are the ones who were responsible for the rainmaking ceremonies. I'm from Botswana.
Great content, keep up the good work
Great job. Godonga!
Very powerful the true owners of that land truth be told
Amazing, I have learned a lot
Beautiful
This is beautiful
amazing. planning to board a bus and tour zimbabwe
Please do that. Beautiful country.
Siyabonga MaGriza, ukufund akupheli shuwa.
Just loving the food Nkosi yami🥰
Liqiniso lelo Ayanda. Ukufunda akupheli.
My people
Good work! Keep it up
extra bhoo 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿 Away from the camera did the old man tell you his age?
Teach dem! A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots, Marcus Garvey say..Give thanks
True…
I am grandfather and mother are kalangas
my home town💛
This is golden educational content. I cant believe he is 96 😱😱 that milk is the secret sauce 😂
Keep going 💪
They are beautiful their skin is glowing.l have learnt
This is interesting bro, thanks. I am Karanga from Masvingo, affiliated with the Moyo name. I speak Chikaranga and Ndebele. I was shocked hearing Kalanga for the first time and how it's so close to Chikaranga and Ndebele. I'm on a quest to find my origins and this helped a lot
Not close to ndebele at all 😂
@tripodxxx1 it's obviously not overwhelmingly close to Southern Ndebele but you can here some words here and there. For example minute 4:15 he says "vanova ncedisa". Ukuncedisa in Ndebele means to assist
Thanks for sharing
No where near Ndebele at all. Kalanga incorporated some Ndebele words after the invasion by the Ndebele which resulted in the Kalanga language bastardized and is being slowly diluted eve at this present moment.
Good job , taboka bo .
Thank you magriza
Please kind do such for BaLemba of Shanyaugwe(Gwanda),mberengwa,Thohoyandou, etc
One love❤
Some people here are spoiling a good video by claiming to know more than others. I don't understand why people can't correct others nicely instead bringing their big egos. Magriza I really appreciate your video
15:22 ,, 96 yrs old 😲😲
My thoughts exactly..
Yes i know him live
Uxakuxaku kkkk
I love this
This is great
I am Karanga and I understand every word they say
We are ONE
Zimbabwe is so diverse its unreal. One of the sad things is we are starting to loose all these languages especially the khoi and san languages
Very sad Ndlovukazi.
#Africa #❤
The language . The Rozwi Empire. The Moyos. Poster podcast.
Intresting
My people.. I love my mother tongue. Used to be fluent wen I was young but livingninn diaspora with not many BaKalanga around be inam a bit rusty now. 😂❤
Mabuyani Prince.
Matohweeeeee❤❤❤❤
Sounds like Nabmya
Aren’t they also some parts of Venda speaking people from Limpopo?… bcz I have friends that are of vhakalanga tribe
Yes
Not sure if Shona is the template for this language or its the other way round. Anyway its beautiful
The woman speaking @ the beginning.., that's my granny
Hi!ndiponi ipapa?
My mum🥰😍
oh is it, thats really great
Baka Mswaba
I love this! Thank you!
You're so welcome!
Hi brother there is old lady she is know 71ysr she is looking for her family in Botswana the baKalanga her mother was Magdeline Johnson.her name is Sarah Moringa Johnson she doesn.t his father.s name pls help
Wow the borders must be destroyed , i am from Venda and i realised that our life strike, food and language is almost the same as Kalanga. If you take me there i will blend in within a week.
True Fhulu. We are one🌍
Kip up the gud work
How far is Binga from this place
Around 400kms
This language is very similar to my language Venda
It falls within the same language structure Foster.
Ku bikiwa dovhi Na thophi Na delele. To lima ne ngombe. Ku Pela nwedzi. Yerrr this is pure venda
Ngakhumbula ekhaya sikhula ,sivuba ngomlaza amasi nxa esavuthiswa lingagcwala igula lelo langa kugigwa ihogwana yey siwadle amasi yoo impilo iyantshintsha
Is mlaza a old pap? I'm Ndebele from SA