ABSTRACT
Zambia inherited at independence in 1964 a population socially segregated and stratified along racial lines, as did many other states in Africa. Despite the salience of the various exogenous groups, much greater social significance must be attached in the long run to indigenous ethnic groupings within Zambia. A systematic study of migration in Zambia since independence was made by Jackman based on the 1969 Census of Population. The main effects of the Mulungushi Economic Reforms introduced in 1969 seem to have been to encourage many resident businessmen of Indian origin to apply for Zambian citizenship, and to emphasise for their children the value of branching out into other occupations. Most of the post-secondary educational institutions in Zambia now have a higher proportion of Zambian Asians among their student body than is true of the population at large. The chapter describes two specific outgrowths of the survey, the Zambia Language Group and recent research on language.
