Ikoma (ethnic group)
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The Ikoma are an ethnic and linguistic group based in Mara Region
in northern Tanzania
. In 1987 the Ikoma population was estimated to number 15,000. The Ikoma find and collect honey. With help from a small bird unable to reach the abandoned honey combs the Ikoma eat and sell the honey. the small bird leads them to the honey combs and the individual that has been led there must give a piece to the bird or else it is said the bird will never help them again.
Mara Region
Mara is one of the 26 regions of Tanzania. The region is named after the Mara River. Musoma serves as the Region's capital.The neighbouring regions are Mwanza and Shinyanga , Arusha and Kagera . To the north east, it borders the Republic of Kenya...
in northern 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...
. In 1987 the Ikoma population was estimated to number 15,000. The Ikoma find and collect honey. With help from a small bird unable to reach the abandoned honey combs the Ikoma eat and sell the honey. the small bird leads them to the honey combs and the individual that has been led there must give a piece to the bird or else it is said the bird will never help them again.