Wadawida (pronounced more like vadavida) are a subgroup of the
Taita people
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, Ny ...
of South Eastern
Kenya
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in East Africa. These Bantu speaking people are in origin and language more related to the
Taveta (Tuweta) people of Kenya, and the Pare who live at the Pare Mountains,
Chagga who live on the slopes of
Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro () is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It has three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain above sea level in the world: above sea level and a ...
and Sambaa people of Usambara Mountains in Tanzania.
These tribes together with the Waluguru form a group of some closely related in origin; Bantu speaking tribes who occupy th
Ancient Eastern Arc Mountains These are some ancient ranges of Mountains that have now become a very important part of safaris in Tanzania. Many travellers now include hiking tours to these mountains especially in the Tanzania part.
The Wadawida people or Taita as they are commonly referred, are believed to have moved into their present Taita Hills as early as the 18th century.
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Ethnic groups in Kenya