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Wasukuma
Sukuma, a nationality in the Republic of Tanzania. The Wasukuma live south of Lake Victoria and are closely related to the Nyamwezi. Population, approximately 1 million (1967 estimate). They speak the Kisukuma language, which is related to the Bantu languages. Most of the Wasukuma adhere to local traditional beliefs, but some are Catholics; a small number of Wasukuma profess Islam. Chief occupations are farming and cattle raising; seasonal migratory work in the mines and in the cities has developed. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | In Aimee Bessire's study of Sukuma power objects and healers in Tanzania, ephemerality is understood as part of a broader cultural logic in which expertise, intentionality, and belief all "participate" in the efficacy of the healers' practices. She earned an average daily income of 50 Kenya shillings (less than the proverbial dollar a day) selling sukuma wiki (a cheap, popular local dish consisting mainly of the vegetable kale) and cigarettes to her neighbours. In Tanzania the pounded root is taken twice daily as a therapeutic agent by pregnant Sukuma women who are infected with syphilis (Burkill 1995). |
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