Bondei people
Wabondei | |
|---|---|
Bondei man braiding a basket c.1901. Taken by Techmer, Fritz | |
| Total population | |
| 100,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Tanzania
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| Languages | |
| Bondei, Shambaa & Swahili | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Islam, Minority Christianity and African Traditional Religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Sambaa, Zigua, Chaga, Pare & other Bantu peoples |
| Person | Mbondei |
|---|---|
| People | Wabondei |
| Language | Kibondei |
The Bondei People (Swahili: Wabondei) are a Bantu ethnic group based in Muheza District and Pangani District of eastern Tanga Region in Tanzania. The Bondei speak Kibondei, a Bantu language and are culturally related to the Shambaa and zigua ethnic group.