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Taveta Golden Weaver 10 August 2008
Taveta may refer to: * Taveta people of Southeast Africa * Taveta language * Taita-Taveta County, Kenya, formerly Taita-Taveta District * Taveta, Kenya, a town at the border with Tanzania * Taveta Constituency Taveta Constituency is an Constituencies of Kenya, electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies in Taita-Taveta County. The constituency has five county assembly wards, all belonging to the Taveta, Kenya, Taita-Taveta County. Th ..., a parliamentary constituency in Kenya * ''Taveta'' (moth), a genus of the family Erebidae {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taveta People
:''There is also a town in Taita-Taveta District called Taveta'' Taveta is the name of a tribe found in Kenya. It is also the name of the principal town in the land of the Taveta people, and the name of the surrounding subdistrict of Kenya. The people of Taveta The Taveta tribe is one of the Bantu tribes found in Southern Kenya in the Taita Taveta County. The people are sometimes referred to as the 'Wataveta', which is the plural name of the people in their own language, Kitaveta. It has been argued that the Taveta population is commingled with other tribes, notably the Taita, Pare, Chagga, Kamba and Maasai. In addition, the inhabitants reveal migration occurred back and forth throughout the history of these groups, and the Taveta people should be viewed as a part of the bigger population inhabiting the entire Kilimanjaro Corridor. Because of their frequent contact with other tribes, most Tavetans are fluent in (Ki) Swahili as a second language, and may also acquire some En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taveta Language
Taveta or Tubeta is a Northeast Coast Bantu language spoken by the Taveta people of Kenya. It is closely related to Pare (called Chasu by speakers). Taveta was confused with Dawida by Jouni Maho in his (2009) classification. Christian Literature Items in Taveta were first published by Anglican missionaries. Rev. Albert Remington Steggall worked with a native called Yohana Nene Mdighirri, to translated the Scriptures into Taveta. In 1892 the Gospels of Mark and John were published as ''Sumu Yedi ya Isa Masiya, hena Marko and Sumu Yedi, yakwe Yohana''. They were printed at the Church Mission Society CMS Station. In 1894, the epistles 1-3 John were published. In 1896 The Gospels according to St. Matthew and St. Luke were published by BFBS as ''Sumu Yedi yakwe Yesu Masihi hena Mattayo'' and ''Sumu Yedi yakwe Yesu Masihi (niye Jesus Christ) hena Luka''. In 1897 the book of Exodus was published as ''Kitamo cha keri cha Musa chaitangwa ‘Kufuma’'', printed at the Office of the Tave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taveta, Kenya
Taveta is a town in the Taita-Taveta County, Kenya. Location Taveta town is wedged into a projection of Kenyan territory bordered on the north and west by Tanzania. The town lies at the border with Tanzania, directly across from the town of Holili. This is approximately , by road, west of Voi, the nearest large town, on the Arusha–Holili–Taveta–Voi Road. This lies approximately , by road southeast of Nairobi, the capital and largest city in Kenya. The coordinates of the town are:3°23'44.0"S, 37°40'34.0"E (Latitude:-3.395565; Longitude:37.676113). In addition to Mount Kilimanjaro, Taveta also enjoys proximity to Lake Chala, a volcanic freshwater lake of extraordinary depth. First World War In 1914, Taveta was the scene of the first military action in East Africa between forces of the British and German empires. On 15 August, a German force of about 300 soldiers, led by Captain Tom von Prince, advanced across the border and seized the town of Taveta. The objective ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taveta Constituency
Taveta Constituency is an Constituencies of Kenya, electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies in Taita-Taveta County. The constituency has five county assembly wards, all belonging to the Taveta, Kenya, Taita-Taveta County. The constituency was established for the 1966 elections. Members of Parliament Locations and wards References {{coord missing, Kenya Constituencies in Taita-Taveta County Constituencies in Coast Province 1966 establishments in Kenya Constituencies established in 1966 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |