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ŴaYao (ŵa kumafumilo gha dazi gha Afilika)
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ŵaYao ni fuko likuru la ŵanthu ŵa mtundu wa Bantu awo ŵakukhala kumwera kwa Nyanja ya Malawi. Ŵakaŵa na mulimo wakuzirwa comene pa nkhani ya kumwera kwa Africa, comenecomene mu vyaka vya m'ma 1800. Ŵanthu ŵa mtundu wa Yao ŵali na ciŵelengero ca ŵanthu pafupifupi mamiliyoni ghaŵiri awo Mbasilamu. Ŵanthu ŵa mtundu wa Yao ŵali na cikaya cakukhora comene, ndipo ŵakulondezga yayi malango gha caru.
For the people of East Asia, see Yao people.
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Quick Facts Total population, Regions with significant populations ...
![]() Ŵanyamata ŵa vyaka 9 m'paka 10 ŵa fuko la Wa-Yao awo ŵakuchita minthondwe ya ukotoli (Malici 2005). | |
Total population | |
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3 million+ | |
Regions with significant populations | |
![]() | 2,321,763 (2018)[1] |
![]() | 500,000 (2021)[2] |
![]() | 450,000 (2021)[3] |
Languages | |
Chiyao, Kiswahili | |
Religion | |
Islam |
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