Bangubangu

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Bangubangu
Total population
706,000 [1]
Regions with significant populations
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania
Languages
Bangubangu
Religion
Christianity; traditional beliefs
Related ethnic groups
Lega, Hemba, Zimba, Bembe, Luba, Songye, other Bantu peoples

The Bangubangu are a Bantu people from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, primarily in the Kabambare Territory. They speak the Bangubangu language. They also live in Tanzania, where they migrated during the 18th century and are usually known by the umbrella term Manyema, which also includes other ethnic groups originating from the same area. [2]

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  1. "Bangubangu in Congo, Democratic Republic of". Joshua Project. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  2. Zöller, Katharina (2019). "Crossing Multiple Borders: "The Manyema" in Colonial West Central Africa". History in Africa. 46: 299–326. doi:10.1017/hia.2019.6.

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