Zanaki
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Zanaki are a small Bantu-speaking ethnic group in northern Tanzania, historically known as the people of King Nyerere, father of Tanzania’s first president Julius Nyerere.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedWith | formation of modern Tanzania through Julius Nyerere ⓘ |
| autonym | Zanaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Tanzania ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenshipMajority | Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Great Lakes region of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicMinorityIn | Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition | strong oral history about King Nyerere ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | ancestral group of Tanzania’s first president ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the people of King Nyerere
ⓘ
historical association with Julius Nyerere ⓘ |
| language | Zanaki language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus | minority language in Tanzania ⓘ |
| linguisticClassification | Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticSubgroup |
Bantu languages (Narrow Bantu)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benue–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mara Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lake Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalContext | one of the many ethnic groups of Tanzania ⓘ |
| notablePerson | Julius Nyerere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bantu-speaking peoples of East Africa ⓘ |
| populationSize | small ethnic group ⓘ |
| region | northern Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ |
| subregion | East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agriculture
ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ |
| traditionalRuler | King Nyerere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin script (for written Zanaki language) ⓘ |
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