Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Nyamwezi or Wanyamwezi are one of the Bantu groups of Southeast Africa and the second-largest of over 120 ethnic groups in Tanzania. The Nyamezi people’s ancestral homeland is in parts of Tabora Region Singida Region Shinyanga Region and Katavi Region. The term Nyamwezi is of Swahili origin and translates as people of the moon in one hand but also means people of the westthe later being more meaningful to the context.
