- Ndamba
The Ndamba is an ethnic and linguistic group based in south-central
Tanzania whose population was 79,000 in1987 . It is found in South Central, the Iringa Region, northeast of Bena, southeast of Hehe, west of Pogolo and southwest of Mbunga.Dialect
The Ndamba dialect has a lexical similarity of 69 per cent with Mbunga and 56 per cent with Pogolo. Speakers also use Swahili.
Origin
The tribe is based in Mlimba, Msagati, Chisano, Chita and other parts of Kilombero area, and derived from Pogoro. A small group, it was initiated by its own chief and spread through the southern part of the Morogoro Region.
Customs and beliefs
The tribe, also known as Wandamba, is well known for eating rice and fish only: its members can eat rice all year without changing. Most of them belong to the
Roman Catholic religious sect.External links
[http://www.fizzylogic.com/wasukuma/makabila_tz.html] .
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