Photo courtesy of Joshua Project.By Brian Christopher Magill
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QUICK FACTS:
People groups: 54
Population: 32,297,200
Unreached people groups: 32
UPG population: 19,425,000
Unengaged UPGs: 9
UUPG population: 1,386,000
Number of countries: 3
Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African
Overview: Bantu refers to a large, complex linguistic grouping of peoples in Africa. The Central-Tanzania Bantu people cluster encompasses more than fifty ethnic groups which, as the cluster name suggests, are predominantly found within Tanzania. Among these groups the largest ethnic peoples are Sukuma, Gogo, Nyamwezi and Nyakyusa-Ngonde.
Peoples within this cluster: Bena; Bende; Fipa; Gogo; Hehe; Iramba; Isanzu; Iwa; Kaguru; Kimbu; Kinga; Kisi; Konongo; Lambya; Malila; Manda, Nyasa; Matengo; Matumbi; Mbugwe; Mbunga; Mpoto; Mwanga; Ndali; Ndamba; Ndendeule; Nyakyusa; Nyakyusa, Ngonde; Nyamwezi; Nyiha; Nyiha, Malawi; Nyika; Pangwa; Pimbwe; Pogoro; Rangi; Rufiji; Rungwa; Safwa; Sagara; Sangu, Sango; Sukuma; Sumbwa; Tambo (Nyamwanga); Tongwe; Turu; Vidunda; Wanda; Wandya; Wanji; Wungu
Countries where they are found: Malawi; Mozambique; Tanzania; Zambia
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