The Nsenga People

The Nsenga people are believed to have migrated into Zambia around the 14th century from the Luba-Lunda kingdom as a distinct language.  Nsenga means "land of sand".

The Nsenga people share much more same culture with the Lala people.  The strong historical assumption is that the Nsenga people followed the same pattern of movements as the Lamba,  Swaka, Lala and Bisa.

A typical vocabulary analysis on selected Katanga languages,  further proves that Nsenga was a distinct language and dispels the assumption that the Nsenga could have  been an off short of Chews. Nsenga people might have directly originated from Katanga along side or from the same source as the Lala,  Bemba,  Lamba  And Bisa people. 

The Nsenga people's chieftendom could have not Bern so strengthened compared to other tribes as seen from the fact that most of the Nsenga chiefs were installed by the British and the Chewa  people,  as a case of Kalindawalo who was left as a caretaker of the land by Undi of the Chewa people.