Kami (ethnic group)
Encyclopedia
The Kami are an ethnic and linguistic group based near Morogoro
, Tanzania
. In 2000 the Kami population was estimated to be 16,411 http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=TZ.
The Kami language is a Bantu
language, sharing substantial lexical similarities with Kutu
, Kwere
, Zaramo
, Doe, and Luguru
.
Morogoro
Morogoro is a city with an urban population of 206,868 in the southern highlands of Tanzania, 190 km west of Dar es Salaam. It is the capital of the Morogoro Region...
, 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 2000 the Kami population was estimated to be 16,411 http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=TZ.
The Kami language is 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, sharing substantial lexical similarities with Kutu
Kutu
The Kutu are a matrilineal ethnic and linguistic group based in the Morogoro Region of central Tanzania. In 1987 the Kutu population was estimated to number 45,000 ....
, Kwere
Kwere
The Kwere are a matrilineal ethnic and linguistic group based in the Bagamoyo District of coastal Tanzania. The primary language spoken is Ngwele. In 1987 the Kwere population was estimated to number 98,000 ....
, Zaramo
Zaramo
The Zaramo are a Bantu people who are based in eastern Tanzania, particularly in the area around Dar es Salaam, the Pugu Hills, and Bagamoyo. In 2000 the Zaramo population was estimated to number 656,730.-References:*...
, Doe, and Luguru
Luguru language
Luguru is a Bantu language spoken by the Luguru people of the Morogoro region of Tanzania. The name is also spelled Lughuru, Lugulu, Ruguru. It is closely related to Gogo and Zaramo, but is not intelligible with other languages....
.