Bena people

Ethnic group from Njombe Region of Tanzania

The Bena are Bantu ethnolinguistic group based in the Njombe Region of south-central Tanzania who speak the Bantu Bena language. In 2001, the Bena population was estimated to number 670,000.[1]

Groups include the Bena of Njombe highlands and their offshoot, the Bena of Ulanga.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tanzania | Ethnologue".
  2. ^ Culwick, G. M. (November 1935). "Pottery Among the Wabena of Ulanga, Tanganyika Territory". Man. 35 (184–185): 165–169. doi:10.2307/2789855. JSTOR 2789855.
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