Nyakyusa people

Not to be confused with Ngonde people.

The Nyakyusa (also called the Sokile) are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group who live in the mountains of southern Mbeya Region of Tanzania and the Northern Region of Malawi. They speak the Nyakyusa language, a member of the Bantu language family.

Traditional House of Nyakyusa Tribe.

Inside of Traditional House of Nyakyusa Tribe.

Belief system

God

Nyakyusa man in Tanzania

The traditional god of the Nyakyusa people is called Kyala, which is the name for God in the Nyakyusa language.

See also

• List of ethnic groups in Tanzania
• History of Tanzania
• History of Malawi

References

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• Charsley, S.R. (The Princes of Nyakyusa)
• Ethnologue report: Nyakyusa
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• Merensky, A. (Deutsche Arbeit am Nyaßa)
• Mwakikagile, Godfrey (Africa and the West)
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