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Zigula
The Zigua or in some sources Zigula (''Wazigua'' in Swahili) are a Bantu matrilineal ethnic and linguistic people inhabiting the southwestern Tanga Region and northern Pwani Region of Tanzania. In Tanga Region they are the majority in Handeni District and northern Kilindi District and also are a historically significant population south of the Pangani River in Pangani District. They speak the Zigula language. In 1993, the Zigua population was estimated to number 355,000 people, today they number 631,000 people. The Zigua are considered to be the parent tribe of the Shambaa people, and the Bondei people which today all live in north-eastern Tanzania. For instance, the king Mbegha, who was to become the leader of the Shambaa people and the grandfather of the Shambaa ruler Kimweri ye Nyumbai (†1862), was born among the Zigua. Population and geographic distribution Below 500 feet, the Eastern Zigula area is a low-lying coastal plain with a typical two-season wet climate wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zigula Language
The Zigula or Zigua language, ''Chizigua'', is a Bantu language of Tanzania and Somalia, where the Mushunguli (or Mushungulu) dialect is spoken. Mushunguli The Mushunguli or Mushungulu dialect is spoken by about 34,000 people from the Bantu ethnic minority of southern Somalia, in Jamaame, Kismayo, Mogadishu, and the Juba River valley. Mushunguli shows affinities with adjacent Bantu varieties. In particular, it shares strong lexical and grammatical similarities with the language of the Zigua people who inhabit Tanzania, one of the areas in south-eastern Africa where many Bantu in Somalia are known to have been captured from as slaves during the 19th century.Refugee Reports November 2002 Volume 23, Number 8 |
Somali Bantus
The Somali Bantus (also known as Jareerweyne or Gosha) are a Bantu ethnic minority group in Somalia who primarily reside in the southern part of the country, primarily near the Jubba and Shabelle rivers. The Somali Bantus are descendants of enslaved peoples from various Bantu ethnic groups from Southeast Africa, particularly from Mozambique, Malawi, and Tanzania. The East African slave trade was not eliminated until the early parts of the 20th century. Somali Bantus are not ancestrally related to the indigenous ethnic Somalis of Cushitic background and have a culture distinct from the ethnic Somalis. The Somali Bantu have remained marginalized ever since the establishment of Somalia. Some Somali Bantu people have been displaced into Kenya, and a small number have returned to Tanzania. An overseas diaspora community of Somali Bantus can be found primarily in the United States. Cultural assimilation into mainstream Somali society tends to be stronger for Somali Bantus living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
