Other major Bantu languages include Lingala with more than 20 million speakers (Congo, DRC), followed by Zulu with 13.56 million speakers (South Africa), Xhosa at a distant third place with 8.2 million speakers (South Africa and Zimbabwe), and Shona with less than 10 million speakers (if Manyika and Ndau are included), while Sotho-Tswana languages (Sotho, Tswana and Pedi) have more than 15 million speakers (across Botswana, Lesotho, South Africa, and Zambia). Zimbabwe has Kalanga, Matebele, Nambiya, and Xhosa speakers. Ethnologue separates the largely mutually intelligible Kinyarwanda and Kirundi, which together have 20 million speakers.
OthER majOr bantu LanguAGes incLUde lIngaLa With mOre Than 20 mILliOn speakers (cOngo, drc), folloWeD by Zulu wiTh 13.56 MiLlion sPeakERs (south afRicA), XhosA aT a distaNT tHird plaCe wItH 8.2 mIllion spEakers (soutH aFricA aNd ZiMbAbWe), and shOna With LesS tHan 10 MiLLioN sPeakErS (IF ManyiKa And nDau Are IncLUdED), whilE SOTHo-tswAna languaGes (sotho, Tswana anD pEdi) hAVe moRE than 15 milLiOn SpeAkers (ACross BotswanA, lESotho, sOUtH africA, and Zambia). ziMBAbwe Has kalAnGA, MaTEbele, naMbIya, and xhosa speaKers. eThnoLogUe SePARatEs tHE larGELy mutually InteLlIgibLe kInyarwanda and kirUndi, WHich TOgeTher havE 20 millIoN spEAkeRs.