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Zinza people

The Zinza are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group from the southwestern Islands on Lake Victoria, Tanzania. The Zinza people also lived on the shores of Geita Region's Chato District and Geita District and Mwanza Region. In 1987, the Zinza population was estimated to be 138,000.

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The Zinza (Swahili: Wazinza) are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group from the southwestern Islands on Lake Victoria, Tanzania. The Zinza people also lived on the shores of Geita Region's Chato District and Geita District and Mwanza Region. In 1987, the Zinza population was estimated to be 138,000 [1].

See also

See also

List of ethnic groups in Tanzania

References

References

Rubanza, Yunus (2008). Luzinza: Msamiata Luzinza-Kiswahili-Kiingereza na Kiingereza-Luzinza-Kiswahili / Zinza-English-Swahili and English-Zinza-Swahili Lexicon. ISBN 9987-691-10-2.