Kutu people
Wakutu | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 45,000 (1987) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Tanzania
| |
| Languages | |
| Kutu & Swahili | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Islam, Minority Christianity and African Traditional Religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Zaramo, Kami, Nguu, Kaguru & other Bantu peoples |
| Person | Mkutu |
|---|---|
| People | Wakutu |
| Language | Kikutu |
The Kutu also sometimes spelled as Khutu or sometimes called Ziraha (Wakutu, in Swahili) are a Bantu, matrilineal ethnic group from northern Morogoro Region of Tanzania specifically indigenous to southern Morogoro District and Kilosa District of Morogoro Region in Tanzania. In 1987, the Kutu population was estimated to number 45,000.