Barabaig people
Wabarabaig | |
|---|---|
Barabaig woman in Hanang District, Manyara Region. | |
| Total population | |
| c. 50,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Tanzania
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| Languages | |
| Dialect of Datooga language (native), Rangi, Swahili | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional African religions | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Datooga peoples & other Nilotic peoples. |
The Barabaig (Wabarabaig, in Swahili) are a nomadic tribe of the Datooga people based in the northern volcanic highlands near Mount Hanang in Manyara Region, Tanzania, speaking the eponymous dialect of the Datooga language. Their population is about 50,000.