Nyika
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Nyika is a Swahili
word meaning "bush" or "hinterland" (of the East African coast). More specifically, it can refer to:
Swahili language
Swahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia...
word meaning "bush" or "hinterland" (of the East African coast). More specifically, it can refer to:
- (also: Wanyika) a collective term for nine ethnic groups in coastal Kenya, see MijikendaMijikendaThe Mijikenda are the nine ethnic groups along the coast of Kenya, from the border of Somalia in the north to the border of Tanzania in the south...
- a desert in Kenya, see Nyiri DesertNyiri DesertNyiri Desert, also called The Nyika or Tarudesert, is a desert in southern Kenya. It is located east of Lake Magadi and between Amboseli, Tsavo West and Nairobi National Parks. High proportion of Kajiado District's land area is of Nyiri Desert. Its aridity is caused by rain shadow of the Mount...
- a plateau in Malawi and Zambia, see Nyika PlateauNyika PlateauThe Nyika Plateau lies in northern Malawi, with a small portion in north eastern Zambia. Most of it lies at elevations of 2100 to 2200 m, the highest point being 2605m at Nganda Peak. It is roughly a diamond in shape, with a long north-south axis of about 90 km, and an east-west axis of about...
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