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and in south western

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. The Mbugwe are said to have originated from the Rangi and they speak a language that is related to Rangi. In 1999, the Mbugwe population was estimated to number 24,000.Ethnologue
''Languages of Tanzania''
accessed September 8, 2011. They speak the Mbugwe language.

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