The Wanji are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group native to
Makete District, in the
Kipengere Mountains of
Njombe Region and also native to
Mbeya Region
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in southern
Tanzania
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. In 2003 the Wanji population was estimated to number 28,000. The wanji language is the composition of nearby languages like Sangu, Kinga, Nyakyusa, Safwa and Bena.
WBI language at ethnologue.com
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References
Ethnic groups in Tanzania
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