Nyamwezi

Member of one of the largest groups of Bantu people in Tanzania, living on the plains surrounding the town of Tabora. Most of the Nyamwezi are farmers.

Although the Nyamwezi suffered greatly from Arab slavers from Zanzibar in the 19th century, they became involved in the trade themselves. One of their chiefs, Mirambo, became overlord of much of central Tanzania with the assistance of an Arab called Tippa Tip.