Manyema

Manyema (WaManyema) (Una-Ma-Nyema, eaters of flesh)[1] are a powerful and, in the past, warlike Bantu people [1] in the southeast of the Congo Basin in Kasongo in Maniema, Democratic Republic of Congo and in the city of Kigoma, Kigoma region of Western Tanzania around the shores of Lake Tanganyika.

Manyema settlement in 1876

Many Manyema, like the Nyamwezi, are the descendants of porters during the height of the Swahili-Arab trade in the Sultanate of Utetera.[2]

The area was for the greater part of the 19th century an Eldorado of the Arab slave raiders[1] and Manyema, as well as the area, was extensively incorporated into Swahili economy and culture[3]

WaSwahili in Ujiji town on the border between Tanzania & Democratic Republic of Congo, many of whom originally Manyema from central Congo, identified themselves WaSwahili (a Bantu, Afro-Arab and Comorian ethnic group).[4]

In Tanzania, the Manyema includes various smaller tribes which are independent culturally but with some resemblance due to intermarriages include the Wagoma, Wabwari (ethnic group from Zaïre, now the Democratic Republic of Congo originating from Lake Tanganyika),[5] Wabuyu (Eastern Pende),[6] Wamasanze, Bangubangu (Eastern Luba),[7] Wabembe (Eastern Mongo)[8] and others: all originally descending from Congo.

See also

References
  1. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Manyema" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 626.
  2. Jr, August H. Nimtz (1980-12-22). Islam and Politics in East Africa: The Sufi Order in Tanzania. U of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-5836-7.
  3. Fage, J. D.; Oliver, Roland; Oliver, Roland Anthony; Sanderson, G. N. (1975). The Cambridge History of Africa. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-22803-9.
  4. Lindström, Jan (2019-08-01). Muted Memories: Heritage-Making, Bagamoyo, and the East African Caravan Trade. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-78920-173-4.
  5. Lemarchand, Rene (1996-01-26). Burundi: Ethnic Conflict and Genocide. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-56623-0.
  6. Hendrix, Valeene (2019-04-10). "Buyu (Basikasingo) People - Discover African Art". Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  7. PeopleGroups.org. "PeopleGroups.org - Bangobango of Congo (Kinshasa)". peoplegroups.org. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  8. Stellaractive (2017-05-25). "Bembe People - Discover African Art". Retrieved 2022-07-11.
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