Zigua people, the Glossary
The Zigua or in some sources Zigula (Wazigua in Swahili) are a Bantu ethnic and linguistic people hailing from far northern Pwani Region and western southern Tanga Region in Tanzania.[1]
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48 relations: Arusha people, Bagamoyo, Bantu peoples, Bondei people, British Empire, Chaga people, Chalinze District, Christianity in Tanzania, Christians, Dhikr, Digo people, Exorcist, Firearm, German East Africa, Handeni District, Tanga, History of Islam, Islam, Kilindi District, Tanga, Kilindi dynasty, Kimweri ye Nyumbai, Korogwe, Korogwe District, Tanga, Maasai people, Makerere University, Mbegha, Muheza, Musket, Ngulu people, Pangani District, Tanga, Pangani River, Pare people, Pwani Region, Qadiriyya, Rinderpest, Segeju people, Shambaa people, Southern Highlands, Tanzania, Sukuma people, Swahili language, Tanga Region, Tanzania, Traditional African religions, Trypanosomiasis, Tsetse fly, Vugha, World War I, Zigua people, Zigula language.
- Pangani District
- Tanga Region
- Zigula
Arusha people
The Arusha (Waarusha, in Swahili) people are a Bantu ethnic and indigenous group based in the western slopes of mount Meru in Arusha District of Arusha Region in Tanzania.
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Bagamoyo
Bagamoyo (Mji wa Bagamoyo, in Swahili) is a historic coastal town and capital of Bagamoyo District in the Pwani Region of Tanzania.
Bantu peoples
The Bantu peoples are an ethnolinguistic grouping of approximately 400 distinct native African ethnic groups who speak Bantu languages.
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Bondei people
The Bondei People (Swahili: Wabondei) are a Bantu ethnic group based in Muheza District and Pangani District of eastern Tanga Region in Tanzania. Zigua people and Bondei people are Pangani District and Tanga Region.
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British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.
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Chaga people
The Chagga (Wachagga, in Swahili) are a Bantu ethnic group from Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania.
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Chalinze District
Chalinze District Council (Wilaya ya Chalinze in Swahili) is one of nine administrative districts of Pwani Region in Tanzania.
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Christianity in Tanzania
Christianity is the most widely professed religion in Tanzania, but in the island of Zanzibar most of the population is Muslim.
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Christians
A Christian is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
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Dhikr
(ذِكْر) is a form of Islamic worship in which phrases or prayers are repeatedly recited for the purpose of remembering God.
Digo people
The Digo (Wadigo in Swahili) are a Bantu ethnic and linguistic group based near the Indian Ocean coast between Mombasa in southern Kenya and northern Tanga in Tanzania.
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Exorcist
In some religions, an exorcist (from the Greek „ἐξορκιστής“) is a person who is believed to be able to cast out the devil or performs the ridding of demons or other supernatural beings who are alleged to have possessed a person, or (sometimes) a building or even an object.
Firearm
A firearm is any type of gun that uses an explosive charge and is designed to be readily carried and used by an individual.
German East Africa
German East Africa (GEA; Deutsch-Ostafrika) was a German colony in the African Great Lakes region, which included present-day Burundi, Rwanda, the Tanzania mainland, and the Kionga Triangle, a small region later incorporated into Mozambique.
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Handeni District, Tanga
Handeni District is one of the 11 districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania.
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History of Islam
The history of Islam concerns the political, social, economic, military, and cultural developments of the Islamic civilization.
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Islam
Islam (al-Islām) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.
Kilindi District, Tanga
Kilindi is one of eleven administrative districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania.
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Kilindi dynasty
The Kilindi dynasty(c. 1790s – 1862), (Mwene Kilindi in Shamabaa), (Boma la Kilindi, in Swahili) is a pre-colonial, Tanzanian royal family that has reigned over the Shambaa people of north-west Tanga Region for most of the 18th to 20th centuries In modern-day Lushoto District and Bumbuli District.
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Kimweri ye Nyumbai
Kimweri ya Nyumbai or Shekulwavu Kimweri ya Nyumabi (c. 1790s – 1862), also known as (Simbe Mwene), (Simbe Mwene Shekulwavu Kimweri ya Nyumbai in Shambaa), (Mfalme Kimweri, in Swahili) was the King of the Shambaa people of the Usambara Mountains in what is now Tanga Region of Tanzania between around 1815 and 1862.
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Korogwe
Korogwe is a town in Tanzania, with a population of 62,032 in 2022.
Korogwe District, Tanga
Korogwe District also known as Korogwe District Council is one of the eleven districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania.
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Maasai people
The Maasai (Wamasai) are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting northern, central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania, near the African Great Lakes region.
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Makerere University
Makerere University (Mak) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922, and the oldest currently active university in East Africa.
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Mbegha
Mbegha (c. 1700s – c.1750s), also known as Simbe Mwene, (Mwene Mbegha in Shamabaa), (Mfalme Mbegha, in Swahili) was the first king also known the "Lion King" (Simba Mwene in Kisambaa) of the Shambaa people, in modern-day western Tanga Region of Tanzania.
Muheza
Muheza (Mji wa Muheza, in Swahili) is a town and capital of Muheza District in the Tanga Region of Tanzania.
Musket
A musket is a muzzle-loaded long gun that appeared as a smoothbore weapon in the early 16th century, at first as a heavier variant of the arquebus, capable of penetrating plate armour.
Ngulu people
The Ngulu people, also known as the Geja, Kingulu, Nguru, Nguu, Wayomba, (Swahili collective: Wangulu) are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group hailing from Southern Kilindi District, western Tanga Region of Tanzania and Mvomero District of Morogoro Region.
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Pangani District, Tanga
Pangani District Council (Wilaya ya Pangani, in Swahili) is one of eleven administrative districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania. Zigua people and Pangani District, Tanga are Pangani District.
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Pangani River
The Pangani River (Mto Pangani, in Swahili), (also called Luffu and Jipe Ruvu, especially in older sources, and probably once called Rhaptus) is a major river of northeastern Tanzania.
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Pare people
The Pare (pronounced "Pahray") (Wapare, in Swahili) are a Bantu ethnic group.
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Pwani Region
Pwani Region (Mkoa wa Pwani in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions.
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Qadiriyya
The Qadiriyya or the Qadiri order is a Sufi mystic order (''tariqa'') named after Abdul Qadir Gilani (1077–1166, also transliterated Jilani), who was a Hanbali scholar from Gilan, Iran.
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Rinderpest
Rinderpest (also cattle plague or steppe murrain) was an infectious viral disease of cattle, domestic buffalo, and many other species of even-toed ungulates, including gaurs, buffaloes, large antelope, deer, giraffes, wildebeests, and warthogs.
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Segeju people
The Segeju (Swahili: Wasegeju; Mijikenda: Asagidzu) are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group mostly based in Tanzania's Tanga Region (particularly Mkinga District) and Kenya's Kwale County.
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Shambaa people
The Shambaa people, also called the Sambaa, Shambala, Sambala or Sambara (Wasambaa, in Swahili), are a Bantu ethnic group.
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Southern Highlands, Tanzania
The Southern Highlands is a highland region in southwestern Tanzania, at the northern end of Lake Malawi.
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Sukuma people
The Sukuma are a Bantu ethnic group from the southeastern African Great Lakes region.
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Swahili language
Swahili, also known by its local name Kiswahili, is a Bantu language originally spoken by the Swahili people, who are found primarily in Tanzania, Kenya and Mozambique (along the East African coast and adjacent littoral islands).
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Tanga Region
Tanga Region (Mkoa wa Tanga in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions.
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Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, (formerly Swahililand) is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region.
Traditional African religions
The beliefs and practices of African people are highly diverse, including various ethnic religions.
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Trypanosomiasis
Trypanosomiasis or trypanosomosis is the name of several diseases in vertebrates caused by parasitic protozoan trypanosomes of the genus Trypanosoma.
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Tsetse fly
Tsetse (sometimes spelled tzetze; also known as tik-tik flies) are large, biting flies that inhabit much of tropical Africa.
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Vugha
Vugha or Vuga (Mji wa kale wa Vuga in Swahili) is historic village located inside Bumbuli District of Tanga Region in Tanzania. Zigua people and Vugha are Tanga Region.
World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
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Zigua people
The Zigua or in some sources Zigula (Wazigua in Swahili) are a Bantu ethnic and linguistic people hailing from far northern Pwani Region and western southern Tanga Region in Tanzania. Zigua people and Zigua people are Pangani District, Tanga Region and Zigula.
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Zigula language
The Zigula or Zigua language, Chizigua, is a Bantu language of Tanzania and Somalia, where the Mushunguli (or Mushungulu) dialect is spoken. Zigua people and Zigula language are Zigula.
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See also
Pangani District
- Bondei people
- Masaika
- Pangani District, Tanga
- Zigua people
Tanga Region
- African Sports
- Bondei people
- Tanga Region
- Vugha
- Zigua people
Zigula
- Michal Temkin Martinez
- Zigua people
- Zigula language
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zigua_people
Also known as Wazigua, Zigula, Zigula people.