Majority Islam, Minority Christianity and African Traditional Religion
Related ethnic groups
Bondei, Zigua, Chaga, Pare & other Bantu peoples
Person
Mzigua
People
Wazigua
Language
Kizigua
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. In Tanga Region they are the majority in Handeni District, northern Kilindi District and also are a historically significant population south of the Pangani River in Pangani District. They speak the Zigula language. In 1993, the Zigua population was estimated to number 355,000 people, today they number 631,000 people.[1]
PB177541f Mwana Hiti Figure with beaded headdress on a decorated calabash, Zigua, Tanzania (10897010124)
The Zigua are considered to be the parent tribe of the Shambaa people, the Bondei people and the Ngulu people, which today all live in north-eastern Tanzania. For instance, the king Mbegha, who was to become the leader of the Shambaa people and the grandfather of the Shambaa ruler Kimweri ye Nyumbai (†1862), was born among the Zigua.
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...
Zigua may refer to: Ziguapeople, ethnic group in Tanzania Zigua language, their language This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title...
They are related to the Bondei and Ziguapeople, and the Shambala language is mutually intelligible with Bondei and Zigua, with the three groups sharing significant...
The Zigula or Zigua language, Chizigua, is a Bantu language of Tanzania and Somalia, where the Mushunguli (or Mushungulu) dialect is spoken. The Mushunguli...
407 sq mi)). The native peoples of the Pwani Region are the Zaramo, Kwere, Doe, Ndengereko, Zigua, and Rufiji. The Zaramo are the dominant people group in Pwani...
significant Islamic expansion. Before 1914, the Ngindo, Zaramo, and Ziguapeoples in the coastal hinterland had been heavily influenced by Islam. Since...
known as Mushunguli, which is a term taken from Mzigula, the Zigua tribe's word for "people" (the word holds multiple implied meanings including "worker"...
Tanzanian trough zithers, labeled by peoples, including Gogo, Hehe, Kaguru, Luguru, Zaramo, Kwere, and Zigua. Sandawe people, trough zither in the British Museum...
some Zigua migrants also became the Bondei people for protection escaping to Magila. The Bondei population is roughly 100,000. Most of Bondei people reside...
The Ngulu people, also known as the Geja, Kingulu, Nguru, Nguu, Wayomba, (Swahili collective: Wangulu) are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group hailing from Southern...
they broke off once more: the Dufu moved south into Zigua territory and assimilated into the Zigua; the Nango went to Shume in Usambara and continued to...
known as Mushunguli, which is a term taken from Mzigula, the Zigua tribe's word for "people" (the word holds multiple implied meanings including "worker"...
speaking the Segeju language. The Segeju have kinship relations with the Digo people, who are part of the nine tribes of the Mijikenda. Additionally, the Segeju...
known as Mushunguli, which is a term taken from Mzigula, the Zigua tribe's word for "people" (the word holds multiple implied meanings including "worker"...
repulse these attacks, and the African tribesmen soon deserted Abushiri. A Zigua headman captured Abushiri and turned him over to the Germans, who hanged...
known as Mushunguli, which is a term taken from Mzigula, the Zigua tribe's word for "people" (the word holds multiple implied meanings including "worker"...
of years by Bantu peoples. The area is the ancestral home to three Bantu people groups, namely the Kwere, Doe people and the Zigua. The Zaramo are native...
The Digo people and the Segeju people are a small minority within Mkinga District in the northeastern Tanga Region. Lastly the Ngulu people are native...
council, there are few and dispersed Zigua groups. Muheza District Council saw a population gain of 32,893 people (19.2 percent) between 2002 and 2012...
dominant ethnic majority: the largest ethnic group in Tanzania, the Sukuma people, comprises about 16 percent of the country's total population, followed...
ethnic Digo living in Kenya and 88,000 (1987 estimate) in Tanzania. Digo people, nearly all Muslims, speak the Digo language, called Chidigo by speakers...
Somalia. Lastly, a closely related language Mushunguli (also known as Zigula, Zigua, or Chizigua) is spoken by some of the Somali Bantu ethnic minority mostly...
Like much of the district, the ward is the ancestral home of the Digo people. The ward is home to these educational institutions: Mjesani Primary School...
Dhaiso and the Segeju are also historically linked to the Kamba people of kenya. Dhaiso people are mostly farmers or, if on the coast, fishermen. Farmers commonly...
will benefit (spillover effects). According to oral history, The Swahili people from the North, led by Chief Mwinyi Ulenge, were the original inhabitants...
Like much of the district, the ward is the ancestral home of the Digo people. The ward is home to these educational institutions: Mayomboni Primary School...
District Muheza District Pangani District Tanga District Native Peoples Sambaa Zigua Digo Dhaiso Segeju Bondei Ngulu Mbugu National Historic Sites Tongoni...
Like much of the district, the ward is the ancestral home of the Bondei people. The ward is home to these educational institutions: Kwemkabala Primary...
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