Kalanga language digitalization project seeks community involvement October 25, 2025
PLUMTREE, Zimbabwe — In a landmark initiative to preserve and promote the Kalanga language, a new project is calling on all Kalanga speakers to participate in a major digitalization effort. This ambitious venture aims to secure the language’s future in the digital age and includes creating a Kalanga version of Wikipedia. Read more…
LUSWINGO KALANGA FESTIVAL October 25, 2025
The Luswingo Kalanga Cultural Festival is an annual event held at the Luswingo Heritage Site near Plumtree, Zimbabwe, that celebrates and preserves Kalanga culture. It features cultural exchanges, performances, traditional cuisine, and educational sessions focused on sharing stories and traditions between elders and youth. The festival was expanded to two days for the Read more…
Ayibumbeni lulimi gwedu gweTjiKalanga January 3, 2024
Banhu bose banaludo ndelubaka mokokewa kuti musedzele timilidze lulimi gweTjikalanga. Kunama online platforms anotebele which will see us developing and storing the language for generations and generations. Please open the following links and participate. https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/kck/Main_Page , Living Dictionaries , bhuzwani Tshidzanani Malaba kene butungamili gweKLCDA banotjenesa. Toboka.
Bohe bebuKalanga July 19, 2022
Ayizibeni bohe bemitunhu yebuKalanga He Madlambudzi He Malaba He Hhobhodo He Bhango He Sangulube He Tokwana He Masendu He Hhikwa He Manguba He Hhingwe He Kandana
Domboshava Kalanga Festival May 13, 2022
The Life of the Late Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu July 20, 2021
By Tshidzanani Malaba, Obituary Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu: a Kalanga heritage and culturalist…dula leluzibo gwebaKalanga nendudzi dzose dze ZimbabweJULY 16 2021 marked the last journey of life for Tate Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu. I am too young and I was far less exposed to write about him except for the little window Read more…
Kalanga Language OutReach Research Program July 9, 2021
Tokumbila bose banhu banaluzibo ndekwelulimi gweTjiKalanga (Mabvilo, milentje, mitupo, mipanga, ntjimbo, nentembo, makungulupeswa… ) mukune KLCDA kudze kuti kukwagwe or record kose about lulimi gwedu. Kokumbigwa kakale kuti banoziba banhu bawhola batjipinda makole eli80 behhise mazina abo kudze kuti kuwangwe lubaka gozuwhisana ndabo. Ndaboka.
BuKalanga Arts Festival June 15, 2021
The United Kingdom Bukalanga Arts Festival that is held annually in the United Kingdom is set to revive the culture of the Kalanga people. The event is set to be held on July 10 2021 at Nottingham near a village called Plumtree, which the UK diasporas say brings memories of Read more…
Kalanga Talking Dictionary June 15, 2021
The institute of endangered languages has managed to put Kalanga language online in a very interesting format. Anyone and from anywhere is able to access the Kalanga Language Talking Dictionary.
*The effects of language marginalisation to it’s speakers. February 20, 2020
“TjiKalanga is a dead language,” said a retired teacher who once taught at different schools in Mangwe which includes Kwite and Hobodo primary schools. The most amaizing thing is that she could speak fluent Kalanga, yet she kept saying Kalanga must benot be taught because it has no impact at Read more…
