Zinza

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The Zinza are an ethnic group primarily inhabiting areas around Lake Victoria in northwestern Tanzania, known for their Bantu language and fishing and farming traditions.

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Zinza canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language
Bantu people
ethnic group
agriculturalProduct bananas
cassava
maize
alsoSpeak Swahili
linked to: Swahili language
continent Africa
country Tanzania
countryCapital Dodoma
countrySubdivision Geita Region
Kagera Region
Mwanza Region
ethnolinguisticGroup Bantu peoples of East Africa
linked to: Bantu peoples
fishingArea Lake Victoria
language Zinza language
linguisticFamily Bantu
linked to: Bantu languages
linguisticSubfamily Niger-Congo languages
locatedNear Lake Victoria
nationalLanguageOfCountry Swahili
linked to: Swahili language
neighboringEthnicGroup Haya
Kerewe
Sukuma
primaryRegion areas around Lake Victoria
northwestern Tanzania
regionCharacteristic lake shore settlements
regionType Great Lakes region of Africa
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional African religions
traditionalEconomy lake fishing
subsistence agriculture
traditionalOccupation farming
fishing
usesWritingSystem Latin script
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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