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The Mapulana or Pulana, are a low-veld ethnic group found in Bushbuckridge/Kgopatshweu, Graskop, Hazyview, Whiteriver/Lekokoto, Sabie/Malekutu, Mashishing and Mbombela/Lepunama in Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces. Their language is called Sepulana, it is erroneously considered a dialect of the Northern Sotho language group due to their proximity to the Bapedi people of Limpopo. Although it does share some similarities to Sepedi Northern Sotho, it is not a dialect of Sepedi - Sesotho Sa Lebowa). Sepulana forms part of the Eastern Sotho tribes, alongside Pai and Kutswe. Some of the Eastern Sotho tribes were settled in the Pilgrim's Rest district of the Former Transvaal Province. It is influenced by Swati, Xitsonga, and Sekone.