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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.
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 ...
Afrikaans; العربية; تۆرکجه; Беларуская; Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Български; Català; Чӑвашла; Čeština
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 .
Indian Tanzanians constitute a significant minority within the demographic landscape of Tanzania, over 60,000 Tanzanian citizens of Indian descent reside in the country. [4] Many among them are wealthy traders and entrepreneurs , and despite forming only 0.2% of the population, they are considered by the Hindu Council of Tanzania to have ...
Sources differ on when the Rangi became a distinct ethnic group, with some suggesting approximately 300 AD and others say around the range of 1500-1700. Despite being a Bantu ethnic group, most Rangi do not believe that their ancestors came from the West, and that they actually came from the North and East ( Ethiopia and Sudan ).
The Ndengereko are an ethnic and linguistic group from southern Pwani Region, Tanzania. Their homeland is north of the Rufiji River in parts of Muhoro, Kibiti, Ikwiriri, Utete, etc. In 2000 the Ndengereko population was estimated to number 110,000.
The Shubi (also called Washubi) are a Bantu ethnic and linguistic group based in Ngara District of Kagera Region, Tanzania; that speak the Shubi language. [citation needed] In 1987 the Shubi population was estimated to number 153,000. [1] They were traditionally hunters but now are predominantly agriculturalists.