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There are more than 100 distinct ethnic groups and tribes in Tanzania, not including ethnic groups that reside in Tanzania as refugees from conflicts in nearby countries. These ethnic groups are of Bantu origin, with large Nilotic-speaking , moderate indigenous, and small non-African minorities.
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Tanzania" ... Kami people; Kara people (Tanzania) Kerewe people; Kimbu people; Kinga people; Kisankasa people; Kisi people; Koningo;
also: Countries: Tanzania: People: Subcategories. This category has the following 24 subcategories, out of 24 total. ... Wikipedia categories named after Tanzanian ...
Tanzania, [c] officially the United Republic of Tanzania, [d] is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.
The original Zaramo language, sometimes called Kizaramo, is Bantu, belonging to the Niger-Congo family of languages. [6] However, in contemporary Tanzania, only a few speak it, and most speak Swahili language as their first language, as it is the trading language of the East African coast and the national language of Tanzania.
Travel taught them that others called them Nyamwezi, and almost all men accepted the name given to them by the coastal people indicating that the Nyamwezi came from the west. A century later, their land is still called "Greater Unyamwezi", about 35,000 square miles (91,000 km 2) of rolling land at an elevation of about 4,000 feet (1,200 m).
The Ha people call the lake bordering the area they live in as Buha, and the region consists of grasslands and open woodlands. [1] The Ha people share the northwestern part of Tanzania with the Sukuma, the Haya, the Zinza, the Hangaza and the Subi ethnic groups.
Kagera Region, Tanzania. The Haya (or Bahaya) are a Bantu ethnic group based in Kagera Region, northwestern Tanzania, on the western side of Lake Victoria. With over one million people, it is estimated that Haya make up approximately 4% of the population of Tanzania. Historically, the Haya have had a complex kingship-based political system.