Bondei
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The Bondei are an ethnic group based in the Usambara Mountains
of Tanga Region
in northeastern Tanzania
. Bondei speak a Bantu
language and are related to the Shambaa
ethnic group. Population is roughly 100,000.
Usambara Mountains
The Usambara Mountains are a mountain range in North-East Tanzania, approximately long and ranging from 20 to in width. Mountains in the range rise as high as 8,000 ft ....
of Tanga Region
Tanga Region
Tanga Region is one of the 26 regions of Tanzania. The regional headquarters is in Tanga. According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the region has a population of 1,642,015 people....
in northeastern Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. Bondei speak a Bantu
Bantu languages
The Bantu languages constitute a traditional sub-branch of the Niger–Congo languages. There are about 250 Bantu languages by the criterion of mutual intelligibility, though the distinction between language and dialect is often unclear, and Ethnologue counts 535 languages...
language and are related to the Shambaa
Shambaa
The Shambaa are an ethnic and linguistic group based in the Usambara Mountains of northeastern Tanzania...
ethnic group. Population is roughly 100,000.