Pangwa
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The Pangwa are an ethnic and linguistic group based in the Livingstone Mountains
on the eastern shore of Lake Malawi
, in the Ludewa District
of Iringa Region
in southern Tanzania
. In 2002 the Pangwa population was estimated to number 95,000 http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=pbr. The Pangwa language is a member of the Niger–Congo
family.
Alternate names for Pangwa are Ekipangwa and Kipangwa.
Livingstone Mountains
The Kipengere Range, also known as the Livingstone Mountains, lies in southwest Tanzania at the northern end of Lake Malawi. From the town of Mbeya the range runs south-east and forms part of the eastern escarpment of the Great Rift Valley, extending about 100 km down the north-eastern shore...
on the eastern shore of Lake Malawi
Lake Malawi
Lake Malawi , is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the Great Rift Valley system of East Africa. This lake, the third largest in Africa and the eighth largest lake in the world, is located between Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania...
, in the Ludewa District
Ludewa
Ludewa is one of 7 districts in the Iringa Region in Tanzania. It is also the name of the capital city of the district which goes by the same name. A hospital is located in the city...
of Iringa Region
Iringa Region
Iringa is one of Tanzania's 26 administrative regions. The regional capital is Iringa. The total area is , of which land area is 56,864 km sq and water area is 2,070 km² ....
in southern 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 2002 the Pangwa population was estimated to number 95,000 http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=pbr. The Pangwa language is a member of the Niger–Congo
Niger–Congo languages
The Niger–Congo languages constitute one of the world's major language families, and Africa's largest in terms of geographical area, number of speakers, and number of distinct languages. They may constitute the world's largest language family in terms of distinct languages, although this question...
family.
Alternate names for Pangwa are Ekipangwa and Kipangwa.