Turu people (Tanzania)
Ethnic and linguistic group based in the Singida Region of north-central Tanzania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Turu (Arimi, Wanyaturu) are an ethnic and linguistic group based in the Singida Region of north-central Tanzania who speak Bantu language Kinyaturu.[1] In 1993, the Turu population was estimated to number 556,000.[2] The current population of the Turu is now over 1,000,000. They speak the Turu language.[3]
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Tυrυ | |
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Person | Mυnyatυrυ, Mυrιmi |
People | Wanyatυrυ, Arιmi |
Language | Kιnyatυrυ, Kιrιmi |
Country | Unyatυrυ, Urιmi |
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Arimi (the people of Rimi) is the original endonym.[citation needed] The word Arimi itself literally means farmers. Wanyaturu (the people of Nyaturu) is replacing it, reflecting Swahili contact; indeed, the prefix wa- is Swahili rather than the Turu a-.