Ethnic Groups Tribes in Tanzania and Culture
Tribes in Tanzania are more than 125 with diverse cultures traditions and taboos. The country culture is largely dominated by Bantu, Nilo, Cushite, Bushmen plus other Ethnic groups, Asians and White minority.
Tanzania is the country in East Africa which comprises of Kenya in the north, Uganda in the north west, Rwanda in the north west, Burundi in the north west. Tanzania host more than 125 tribes with diverse culture. Most of them being Bantu the largest group, Nilo, Cushite, Bushmen, Indians and some minority ones.
Sukuma Tribe
Sukuma in kiswahili called “Wasukuma” is the largest ethnic group in Tanzania and constitute to 21% of the entire population. This means that, there are nearly 10 Million of Sukuams in Tanzania which has a population of 43,625,434. Sukuma tribe occupy almost 5 regions of Tanzania namely; Mwanza, Geita, Shinyanga, Simiyu and Tabora.
The List of Tanzania Tribes and Their Major Traditional Dances in the right
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Traditional dance in Coast Region for married women is – Lelemama
Bagamoyo -Mchiriko Dance
Zanzibar -Dumbak Dance