Wadawida
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Wadawida are a subgroup of the Taita people of South Eastern Kenya
in East Africa. These Bantu speaking people are in origin and language more related to the Taveta
(Tuweta) people of Kenya, and the Pare who live at the Pare Mountains, Chagga who live on the slopes of Kilimanjaro and Sambaa people of Usambara Mountains in Tanzania.
These tribes together with the Waluguru form a group of some closely related in origin; Bantu speaking tribes who occupy the Ancient Eastern Arc Mountains. These are some ancient ranges of Mountains that have now become a very important part of safaris in Tanzania. Many travellers now include hiking tours to these mountains especially in the Tanzania part.
The Wadawida people or Taita
as they are commonly referred are believed to have moved in to their present Taita Hills as early as the 18th century.
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
in East Africa. These Bantu speaking people are in origin and language more related to the Taveta
Taveta
Taveta is the name of a tribe of East Africa, the name of the principal town in the land of the Taveta people, and also the name of the surrounding subdistrict of Kenya.-The people of Taveta:...
(Tuweta) people of Kenya, and the Pare who live at the Pare Mountains, Chagga who live on the slopes of Kilimanjaro and Sambaa people of Usambara Mountains in Tanzania.
These tribes together with the Waluguru form a group of some closely related in origin; Bantu speaking tribes who occupy the Ancient Eastern Arc Mountains. These are some ancient ranges of Mountains that have now become a very important part of safaris in Tanzania. Many travellers now include hiking tours to these mountains especially in the Tanzania part.
The Wadawida people or Taita
Taita
Taita may refer to:* Taita people, a Kenyan ethnic group; also their language* Taitā, New Zealand, a suburb of Lower Hutt City* Taita Hills, mountain range in Kenya* Taita Line, a railway line in Gifu prefecture, Japan...
as they are commonly referred are believed to have moved in to their present Taita Hills as early as the 18th century.