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Demographic features of the population of Malawi include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Malawi derives its name from the Maravi, a Bantu people who came from the southern Congo about 600 years ago.
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Malawi" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. ... Tonga people (Malawi) Tumbuka people; V. Vimbuza; Y.
Category: Culture of Malawi. 39 languages. ... Ethnic groups in Malawi (8 C, 20 P) Events in Malawi (3 C, 1 P) F. Malawian fashion (2 C, 1 P) Food and drink in Malawi ...
The Chewa (like the Nyanja, Tumbuka, Senga, Nsenga, Mang'anja) are a remnant of the Maravi (Malawi) people or empire. [1] There are two large Chewa clans, the Phiri and Banda, [2] with a population of 1.5 million people. [3] The Phiri are associated with the kings and aristocracy, the Banda with healers and mystics.
Tumbuka people's Vimbuza dance is on UNESCO cultural heritage list. [ 51 ] Vimbuza (pl. of Chimbuza) is a term used among the Tumbuka-speaking peoples of northern Malawi and eastern Zambia to describe several classes of possessive spirits, the embodied states of illness they produce in a person, and the therapeutic drumming, music, dance, and ...
The Yao moved into what is now the eastern region of Malawi around the 1830s, [10] when they were active as farmers and traders. Rich in culture, tradition and music, the Yao are primarily Muslim, and count among their famous progeny two former Presidents of the Republic of Malawi, Bakili Muluzi and Joyce Banda. The Yao had close ties with the ...
A late 20th century wood, paint, feathers, metal and wool mask from the Chewa people in Malawi, collected by Laurel Birch de Aguilar for the British Museum. Nyau (also: Nyao meaning mask [1] or initiation) is a secret society of the Chewa, an ethnic group of the Bantu peoples from Central and Southern Africa. [2]
In the United States there is a significant number of Malawians, and various cultural organizations and start-up stores have opened in the U.S. that cater to Malawians living there, and promote Malawian culture. [7] [8] The oldest of these being the Malawi Washington Association. African immigrants in the United States are part of the most ...