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The Anilamba (also called Nyilamba) are a Bantu ethnic and linguistic group based in Kishapu District of Shinyanga Region and Iramba District of Singida Region in central Tanzania. [1] In 1987 the Nilamba population was estimated to number 400,000, with 50,000 other speakers of the Nilamba language. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Iramba". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  2. ↑ http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=TZ [ bare URL ]


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