Mwani people

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Mwani people
Wamwani
Kimwani (Native Language)
Religion
Islam[2]
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The Mwani people (

Kiswahili: Wamwani; Portuguese: Muane) are a Bantu ethnic group primarily inhabiting the coastline of the Cabo Delgado Province of Mozambique.[3] The Mwani people speak the Kimwani language,[4][2] also known as the Ibo language,[5] which is a Bantu language belonging to the Niger-Congo language family.[4] They are often considered part of the Swahili cultural world as they have important connections with the East African coast (especially coastal Tanzania and Zanzibar)[2][6][7]

Ethnonym

PersonMwani
PeopleWamwani
LanguageKimwani
CountryUmwani

The ethnonym Mwani is commonly translated as "people of the coast" or "(at) the coast," referring to the

Kiswahili, Mwani means seaweed.[9]

The ethnonym Mwani can also be written as Muane or Mwane.[5]

Demography & Distribution

In modern times, the Mwani number around 120,000-200,000 people and live mainly in Cabo Delgado Province. They make up 5.2%-8.6% of Cabo Delgado's total population of 2.3 million.

Indian, Makhua, Omani, and Mwani.[2] The Mwani form a significant minority of the population of Pemba, which is majority Makhua.[13] Palma, a Mozambican beach town, has a majority Mwani population.[7] A small number of Mwani also live in Tanzania.[6][10]

Some coastal Mwani villages claim to be of

Comorian origins.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Southern African Jihad: THE CABO DELGADO INSURGENCY" (PDF). Intelyse.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Sousa., Santos, Ana Margarida (2011). History, memory and violence : changing patterns of group relationship in Mocimboa da Praia, Mozambique (PDF). Oxford University.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Evaluating the Expansion of Global Jihadist Movements in Mozambique". Jamestown. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  4. ^ a b Ulrich, Alexis. "Mwani numbers". Of Languages and Numbers. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  5. ^ a b "Mwani alphabet, prounciation and language". omniglot.com. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  6. ^ a b "Evaluating the Expansion of Global Jihadist Movements in Mozambique". Jamestown. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  7. ^ a b "Mozambique: Why were the 'experts' surprised by the occupation of Palma?". The Africa Report.com. 2021-04-08. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
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  9. ^ "Seaweed - Zanzibar's 'gift from the ocean'". BBC News. 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  10. ^ a b "Jihadi Insurgency in Mozambique Grows in Sophistication and Reach". Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  11. ^ "History - Vamizi". www.vamizi.com. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  12. ^ "Stemming the Insurrection in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado". Crisis Group. 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  13. ^ a b "SOS Children's Village Pemba". SOS Children's Villages.
  14. ^ Margarida Santos, Ana. "The past in the present" (PDF). St. Antonyʼs College, University of Oxford. – via Observatori Solidaritat (Solidarity Observatory).
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