- Mbugwe people
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The Mbugwe are an ethnic and linguistic group based in the Babati District of Arusha Region in north-central Tanzania. The Mbugwe are said to have originated from the Rangi and they speak a language that is related to Rangi.[1] In 1999 the Mbugwe population was estimated to number 24,000.[2]
References
- ^ Mous, Maarten. The Making of a Mixed Language: The Case of Ma'a/Mbugu. Amsterdam; Philadelphia: J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 2003, ISBN 978-9-02-725248-7, p. 32.
- ^ Ethnologue. Languages of Tanzania, accessed September 8, 2011.
See also
Categories:- Ethnic groups in Tanzania
- Indigenous peoples of East Africa
- Tanzanian ethnic group stubs
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