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Nyakyusaor NgondeBantu-speaking people living north of Lake Malawi in Tanzania, and in Malawi. They speak a Bantu language of the Niger-Congo family. Traditionally they lived in unique age villages. All the boys of a district aged 11–13 would leave their paternal homes and establish a new hamlet, eventually marrying and bringing their wives there; their native village would die as its founders died in old age. With modern land shortages, this practice has largely stopped. The Nyakyusa, who are primarily hoe cultivators, number more than one million. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This is so, even though the type best known abroad, the nkonde or "hunter" that is often punctured by nails and holds its hands in a confrontational gesture, was developed in the context of the traumatic encounter with European exploration, commerce, and Christian missions over the course of four hundred years. |
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