The Luguru are a

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ethnic and linguistic group from

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and

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. They speak the Bantu Luguru language. In 2001, the Luguru population was estimated to be at about 692,000.

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Ethnic groups in Tanzania Indigenous peoples of East Africa {{Tanzania-ethno-group-stub