The Zinza 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
*Black Association for National ...
ethnolinguistic group from the southwestern Islands on
Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. With a surface area of approximately , Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropical lake, and the world's second-largest fresh water lake by surface area after ...
, Tanzania. The Zinza people also lived on the shores of
Geita Region
Geita Region (''Mkoa wa Geita'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Slovenia. for Slovenia at Geita Regi ...
and
Mwanza Region
Mwanza Region (''Mkoa wa Mwanza'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions The region covers a land area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of North Macedonia. Njombe Region is ...
. In 1987, the Zinza population was estimated to number 138,00
See also
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List of ethnic groups in Tanzania
There are more than 100 distinct ethnic groups and tribes in Tanzania, not including ethnic groups that reside in Tanzania as refugees from conflicts in nearby countries. These ethnic groups are of Bantu people, Bantu origin, with large Nilotic l ...
References
* Rubanza, Yunus (2008). L''uzinza: Msamiata Luzinza-Kiswahili-Kiingereza na Kiingereza-Luzinza-Kiswahili / Zinza-English-Swahili and English-Zinza-Swahili Lexicon''. .
Ethnic groups in Tanzania
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