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These ethnic groups are of Bantu origin, with large Nilotic-speaking, moderate indigenous, and small non-African minorities. The country lacks a clear dominant ethnic majority: the largest ethnic group in Tanzania, the Sukuma people, comprises about 16 percent of the country's total population, followed by the Wanyakyusa and the Chagga.
The Chagga (Wachagga, in Swahili) are a Bantu ethnic group from Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania and Arusha Region of Tanzania. They are the third-largest ethnic group in Tanzania. [ 4 ] They founded the now former sovereign Chagga states on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro [ 5 ] [ 6 ] which governed both the current Kilimanjaro and Arusha regions ...
Flag Date Use Description 1856-1861: Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar: 13 horizontal stripes. 4 red, 4 green, 2 white and 3 yellow with 8 green crescent moons. 3 in the superior and inferior yellow stripes and 2 in the central yellow stripe. 1896–1963: Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar (British protectorate) a simple red field. [8] 1963–1964
The nearby Iraqw people use a variant of Alagwa (Alawa) to refer to the group. This exonym is often used in literature relating to the Alagwa. However, the Alagwa are more commonly known by the Swahili exonym of Wasi or Waasi in Tanzania. This Swahili exonym originates from the Rangi exonym for the Alagwa, Vaasi.
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Related ethnic groups Kalenjin people , Iraqw people & other Cushitic peoples The Datooga ( Wamang'ati in Swahili ) are a Nilotic ethnic people group from Tanzania , located in Karatu District of Arusha Region and historically in areas of southwest Manyara Region and northern Singida Region .
To achieve this, Nyerere provided what has been regarded by some commentators as one of the most successful cases of ethnic repression and identity transformation in Africa. [1] With over 130 ethnic groups and local languages spoken, Tanzania is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in Africa. Despite this, ethnic divisions have remained ...
The Iraqw people (/ ɪ ˈ r ɑː k uː /) are a Cushitic ethnic group inhabiting the northern Tanzanian regions. They dwell in southwestern Arusha and Manyara regions of Tanzania, near the Rift Valley. [3] The Iraqw people then settled in the southeast of Ngorongoro Crater in northern Karatu District, Arusha Region, where the majority of them ...