Taita (tribe)
The Taita people (the ''Wataita'' or Wadawida) are a Kenyan ethnic group located in the Taita-Taveta County.For ethnographic details, see "The Teita," pp.97-132, In: A.H.J. Prins 1952.''The Coastal Tribes of the North-Eastern Bantu (Pokomo, Nyika, Teita),'' London: International African Institute They speak Taita language, ''Kidawida'' or ''Kitaita'' which belongs to the Bantu languages. The West-Bantu moved to the area of the Taita-Taveta County first approximately in 1000-1300.N. Vogt & J. Wiesenhütter: Land use and socio-economic structure of Taita-Taveta County (S-Kenya) – Potentials and constraints (October 2000) It has been argued that the Taita people migrated to Kenya through Tanzania. They migrated to Kenya in five groups each settling at different places in the present Taita-Taveta District in Kenya. While settling in these areas the Taita-speaking people interacted with other communities or tribes particularly the Taveta, the Pare people, Pare of Tanzania, and the M ...
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