There are a number of words that people, especially Kalanga speakers, may not have correctly identified as having Kalanga roots. First up is the people of Mali. I believe these people are actually "Ma-Hali". the word "Hali" means earthen pots. The people of Mali must therefore have been the workgroup with skills to work earth, i.e. responsible for making earthen pots and other earthen equipment. No wonder Timbuktu has those magnificent earthern towers.
I still recall when the capital of China was called Peking. Bearing in mind that the Chinese, [Ba-Tsha-ina] means "those who dig for water", it is not surprising that their capital was changed to "Be-ijing". The word "ijing" is the ancient form of the Chinese word for a water well. As you probably can see, it is the same word in "Bushman" language (Chikhwa). In Chikhwa a water well is "jenaa". So Beijing simply means "the people of the water well". It is the "Be.." part that is attributable to Kalanga language, not the whole word "Beijing". Nonetheless those who changed the name from Peking to Beijing probably still speak ancient Kalanga today!
I dispute the writing of the ancient Ethiopian city as Aksum. I accept the name Axum as correct. The correct pronunciation of Axum should be "Ahume", meaning "let him/her be rich" in Sumerian/Coptic/Sotho/Tswana language. This is the same pronunciation of the "x" as in the name of the South African liberation icon Tokyo Sexwale.
