Jiji people
Ethnic group from Kigoma Region of Tanzania
Ethnic group
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Languages | |
| Ha language | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ha people & other Bantu peoples |
Jiji people also known as Bajiji (Wajiji in Swahili) are a Bantu ethnic and linguistic group based in Kigoma Region, Tanzania. If tribes are classified by language and not by race, Bajiji (Jiji people) are part of Baha (Ha people) since their language is the same. Traditionally they were organized into a separate kingdom, Bujiji (Swahili Ujiji, same as the Swahili town of Ujiji near Kigoma), and formed part of Buha (Uha, Ha territory) with other kingdoms: Heru, Bushingo (Ushingo), Ruguru (Luguru), Muhambwe and Buyungu, all of them in Kigoma Region, Tanzania.[1]
References
- ^ Scherer, J. H. (1959). "The Ha of Tanganyika". Anthropos. 54 (5/6): 841–904. JSTOR 40453639.
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Ethnic groups in Tanzania
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- Datooga
- Hadza
- Meru
- Sonjo
- Maasai
