The Nyakyusa Of Tanzania Flashcards
The book Good Company: A Study of Nyakyusa Age-villages was written by _____ in ____ year
Monica Wilson in 1951
Each year at the beginning of the rainy season, the Nyakyusa assemble at a place called ‘_____’ where their chief Kyungu calls for rain
Chikungu
Location of the Nyakyusa people
living in Mbeya region, Tanzania, immediately north of Lake Nyasa, and in Malaŵi
Where do the Nyakyusa trace their origin from
they trace their source to an old queen of the Nubian people called Nyanseba
Which year were the Nyakyusa people discovered
1890
Where are the Nyakusa people live?
In the great Rift at the north end of the lake Nyasa
Which form of cultivation do the Nyakusa practice
Fixed
What was the estimated population of the Nyakusa people in 1993 both total and living in Tanzania
1050000 and 750000
Historically, they were called the ‘____’ below the Songwe River in British Nyasaland, and ‘____’ above the river in German territory
Ngonde and Nyakyusa
What we the ideal form of marriage among the Nyakusa
Polygyny
What was the ubusoka ceremoy
Coming out ceremony
