Rangi (ethnic group)
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The Rangi are an ethnic and linguistic group based in the Dodoma Region
of central Tanzania
. In 1999 the Rangi population was estimated to number 350,000 http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=lag.
The Rangi call their language Kilaangi
, though it is more commonly known as Rangi or Kirangi.
Dodoma Region
Dodoma is one of the regions of Tanzania. The region covers an area of 41,310 km² and has 1,698,996 inhabitants . The region is the 12th region of Tanzania in area and covers about 5% of the mainland of the country . The capital of the region is the city of Dodoma.The region produces beans, seeds,...
of central 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 1999 the Rangi population was estimated to number 350,000 http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=lag.
The Rangi call their language Kilaangi
Rangi language
Rangi or Langi is a Bantu language of spoken by the Rangi people of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. Dialects are Kondoa, Haubi, Kolo, Mondo....
, though it is more commonly known as Rangi or Kirangi.