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1481:Ethnic groups in Zambia
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108:, facilitated by the
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129:Lewis, Paul (2009).
87:was common, as was
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172:The Nyiha of Mbozi
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159:Emperial Rugaruga
131:"Nyiha, Tanzania"
31:and northeastern
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518:Kilimanjaro
79:Blacksmiths
40:East Africa
1465:Categories
1234:Immigrants
903:Ndengereko
146:References
97:Lake Rukwa
52:Tanganyika
1335:Kafwe Twa
1134:Nyanyembe
1101:Nyamwanga
1014:Shinyanga
989:Ndendeule
99:area for
68:chiefdoms
54:, around
1435:Tokaleya
1400:Ndwandwe
1202:Zanzibar
1129:Nyamwezi
1032:Nyamwezi
738:Morogoro
713:Nyakyusa
612:Barabaig
554:Machinga
483:Holoholo
112:method.
29:Tanzania
1445:Tumbuka
1224:Swahili
1219:Shirazi
1192:Swahili
1139:Swahili
1078:Nyaturu
1060:Singida
979:Matengo
956:Tumbuka
913:Swahili
804:Swahili
789:Makonde
771:Vidunda
675:Ngurimi
622:Kw'adza
594:Manyara
584:Swahili
569:Makonde
559:Matumbi
503:Swahili
493:Manyema
445:Konongo
402:Hangaza
328:Sandawe
308:Burunge
280:Swahili
242:Datooga
89:pottery
62:Culture
1430:Subiya
1415:Nsenga
1395:Mwanga
1390:Mbunda
1385:Mambwe
1360:Lovale
1355:Lambya
1325:Chokwe
1214:Hadimu
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1187:Zigula
1182:Sambaa
1177:Segeju
1162:Dhaiso
1157:Bondei
1121:Tabora
1111:Lambya
1096:Malila
1088:Songwe
1073:Isanzu
1068:Iramba
1050:Sukuma
1042:Simiyu
1027:Sukuma
1022:Iramba
971:Ruvuma
951:Mambwe
923:Zigula
918:Zaramo
908:Rufiji
870:Pangwa
842:Njombe
832:Sukuma
827:Kerewe
814:Mwanza
799:Maviha
781:Mtwara
766:Sagara
761:Pogolo
756:Luguru
746:Kaguru
690:Zanaki
632:Mbugwe
627:Maasai
579:Ngindo
574:Ndonde
526:Chagga
498:Tongwe
465:Kigoma
455:Rungwa
450:Pimbwe
427:Katavi
412:Nyambo
394:Kagera
384:Ndamba
379:Mbunga
366:Iringa
351:Sumbwa
346:Sukuma
318:Gorowa
303:Alagwa
295:Dodoma
285:Zaramo
262:Maasai
237:Arusha
229:Arusha
101:barter
33:Zambia
1450:Yombe
1440:Tonga
1425:Senga
1420:Nyiha
1410:Nkoya
1405:Ngoni
1380:Lungu
1375:Lunda
1350:Lamba
1345:Kunda
1320:Chewa
1315:Bwile
1310:Bemba
1257:Arabs
1206:Pemba
1172:Ngulu
1167:Mbugu
1149:Tanga
1106:Ndali
999:Nindi
994:Ngoni
984:Mpoto
961:Wanda
946:Lungu
933:Rukwa
885:Pwani
875:Wanji
865:Manda
855:Kinga
794:Makua
728:Sangu
723:Safwa
718:Nyiha
708:Kimbu
700:Mbeya
670:Kuria
665:Kabwa
655:Ikoma
650:Ikizu
617:Iraqw
564:Mwera
546:Lindi
531:Ngasa
508:Vinza
440:Bende
435:Bembe
417:Shubi
356:Zinza
338:Geita
323:Rangi
257:Sonjo
247:Hadza
116:Notes
72:Mwene
56:Mbozi
48:Rukwa
44:Nyasa
21:Nyiha
1365:Lozi
941:Fipa
898:Kami
860:Kisi
850:Bena
822:Kara
751:Kutu
685:Ware
680:Suba
660:Jita
642:Mara
602:Akie
536:Pare
488:Jiji
473:Goma
407:Haya
374:Hehe
313:Gogo
252:Meru
50:and
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893:Doe
607:Asa
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