Shona people

Person	MuShona
People	Mashona
Language	chiShona
Country	Zimbabwe, Mozambique

Shona
Total population
	c. 15.6 million
Regions with significant populations
Zimbabwe	13 million (2019)
Mozambique	2.3 million
South Africa	1–2 million (2020)
Zambia	30,200
United Kingdom	200,000 (2011)
Languages
	Native; Shona languages (mainly Shona); Also; English (in Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Zambia) • Portuguese (in Mozambique)
Religion
	Christianity, Shona traditional religion (Chivanhu) (Mwari)
Related ethnic groups
	Kalanga; Venda; Nambya; Tsonga

The Shona people (/ˈʃoʊnə/) also/formerly known as the Karanga are a Bantu ethnic group native to Southern Africa, primarily living in Zimbabwe where they form the majority of the population, as well as Mozambique, South Africa, and worldwide diaspora. There are five major Shona language/dialect clusters: Manyika, Karanga, Zezuru, Korekore, Kalanga, and Ndau.