The Nyambo, or Ragwe, are a Bantu ethnic and linguistic group based in the

Karagwe Karagwe is one of the eight districts of the Kagera Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Uganda, to the east by the Bukoba Rural District, to the southeast by the Muleba District, to the south by the Ngara District and to the w ...

District of

Kagera Region Kagera Region (''Mkoa wa Kagera'' in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 Regions of Tanzania, administrative regions. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the land area of the Netherlands. Kagera Reg ...

in far northwestern

Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...

. The Nyambo population is estimated to number 670,000. Their closest relatives are the

Haya people The Haya (or Bahaya) are a Bantu ethnic group based in Kagera Region, northwestern Tanzania, on the western side of Lake Victoria. With over one million people, it is estimated that Haya make up approximately 4% of the population of Tanzania. H ...

References

* Josephat M. Rugemalira (2005). ''A Grammar of Runyambo''. Languages of Tanzania Project. . Ethnic groups in Tanzania Languages of Tanzania Great Lakes Bantu languages {{Tanzania-ethno-group-stub