The Safwa are an ethnic and linguistic group based in the mountains of Mbeya Region, Tanzania. The Safwa language is a member of the large language family group, Niger-Congo. In 1957 the Safwa population was estimated to number 158,000. In 2002 after the national census, the tribe's population estimates is expected to exceed 300,000. It must be remembered that Wasafwa had increased from 9,000 in 1910, during the German occupation. Alternate names for Safwa are Ishisafwa, Cisafwa, and Kisafwa.

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  • The Safwa are an ethnic and linguistic group based in the mountains of Mbeya Region, Tanzania. The Safwa language is a member of the large language family group, Niger-Congo. In 1957 the Safwa population was estimated to number 158,000. In 2002 after the national census, the tribe's population estimates is expected to exceed 300,000. It must be remembered that Wasafwa had increased from 9,000 in 1910, during the German occupation. Alternate names for Safwa are Ishisafwa, Cisafwa, and Kisafwa. Its dialects are Guruka, Mbwila, Poroto, and Songwe. ISO 639-3 language code is sbk.
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  • The Safwa are an ethnic and linguistic group based in the mountains of Mbeya Region, Tanzania. The Safwa language is a member of the large language family group, Niger-Congo. In 1957 the Safwa population was estimated to number 158,000. In 2002 after the national census, the tribe's population estimates is expected to exceed 300,000. It must be remembered that Wasafwa had increased from 9,000 in 1910, during the German occupation. Alternate names for Safwa are Ishisafwa, Cisafwa, and Kisafwa.
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  • Safwa
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