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History. Their name's usage is a Swahili translation of the Arabic word " Khadim ," which means "a servant," with the Bantu prefixes Mhadimu for the singular and Wahadimu for the plural. Their real name is unknown. They are fishermen and farmers who live in the island's inner settlements who, until recently (early 20th century), spoke their own ...
Languages. Swahili. Ethnic groups. Hadimu. Tumbatu Island ( Kisiwa cha Tumbatu, in Swahili) is an island located in Fumba ward of Kaskazini A District in Unguja North Region, Tanzania. In Zanzibar Archipelago, Tumbatu is the third-largest island, after Pemba aand Unguja island.
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Other articles where Hadimu is discussed: Zanzibar: Geography: …Bantu-speaking people known as the Hadimu. The northern portion of Zanzibar Island and the adjacent Tumbatu Island have been occupied by another Bantu-speaking people known as the Tumbatu. These two groups represent the earliest arrivals in Zanzibar. Throughout the 19th century, and after, they were expropriated from the western ...
Their name's usage is a Swahili translation of the Arabic word " Khadim ," which means "a servant," with the Bantu prefixes Mhadimu for the singular and Wahadimu for the plural. Their real name is unknown. They are fishermen and farmers who live in the island's inner settlements who, until recently (early 20th century), spoke their own unique ...
A tiny island, it is a part of Tanzania, the name deriving from a combination of the names of the two formerly separate states, Tanganika and Zanzibar. Staple foods include; Ugali, rice, bread, chapati (fried paste of wheat powder) Meat: Beef, chicken, goat, etc. Fish: Tilapia (a freshwater fish) and other fish Vegetables.
Hadimu. The Hadimu (Wahadimu, in Swahili) are a Bantu ethnic and linguistic group native to the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba Island of Tanzania. History. Their name's usage is a Swahili translation of the Arabic word "Khadim," which means "a servant," with the Bantu prefixes Mhadimu for the singular and Wahadimu for the plural. Their real name ...
Abstract: When Seyyid Said bin Sultan of Oman first visited Zanzibar in 28 January 1828, he found that apart from Arab settlements and the slave population appendant thereto, the main population of the island consisted of two tribes - the Hadimu and the Tumbatu. At about the sixth parallel of south latitude the Tumbatu occupy the area to the ...
