- Turu people
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Tυrυ person Mυnyatυrυ, Mυrιmi people Wanyatυrυ, Arιmi language Kιnyatυrυ, Kιrιmi country Unyatυrυ, Urιmi The Turu (Arimi, Wanyaturu) are an ethnic and linguistic group based in the Singida Region of north-central Tanzania who speak the Bantu Kinyaturu. In 1993 the Turu population was estimated to number 556,000 [1].
Arimi (the people of Rimi) is the original endonym. Wanyaturu (the people of Nyaturu) is replacing it, reflecting Swahili contact; indeed, the prefix wa- is Swahili rather than the Turu a-.
The Turu people comprise three tribes, the Airwana (Wilwana), half the Turu population, including the city of Singida; the Vahi (Wahi), and the small Anyiŋanyi (Wanyinganyi). Each tribe is composed of several clans, such as the Anyahatι and Akahiυ of the Wahi.
Categories:- Ethnic groups in Tanzania
- Indigenous peoples of East Africa
- Tanzanian ethnic group stubs
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