The Sumbwa are a
Bantu
Bantu may refer to:
*Bantu languages, constitute the largest sub-branch of the Niger–Congo languages
*Bantu peoples, over 400 peoples of Africa speaking a Bantu language
*Bantu knots, a type of African hairstyle
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group native to
Bukombe
Bukombe District is one of the five districts in Geita Region of Tanzania. Its administrative centre is the town of Ushirombo.
Prior to March 2012, it was one of the eight districts of the Shinyanga Region
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Shinyanga Region (''Mkoa ...
District,
Geita Region
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in central
Tanzania
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. In 1987 the Sumbwa population was estimated to number 191,00
sumbwa is a tribe that has had its own traditions and good practices some of their traditional dances are mulekule
their main activities were
hunting
honey harvesting
agriculture and animal husbandry and poultry and the tribe whose alcohol they loved the most
some greetings are
Mwadila-
Mwalala-
tyani-vipi
References
* Kahigi, Kulikoyela K. (2008). ''Sisumbwa: Kamusi ya Kisumbwa-Kiingereza-Kiswahili na Kiingereza-Kisumbwa-Kiswahili / Sumbwa-English-Swahili and English-Sumbwa-Swahili Dictionary''. .
Ethnic groups in Tanzania
Indigenous peoples of East Africa
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