Pare people
Ethnic group from Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Pare (pronounced "Pahray") people are members of an ethnic group indigenous to the Pare Mountains of northern Tanzania, part of the Kilimanjaro Region. Historically, Pareland was also known as Vuasu (South Pare) and Vughonu (North Pare) to its inhabitants. The location lies on one of the northern routes of the historic East-African long-distance trade, connecting the hinterland with the coast of the Indian Ocean.
Total population | |
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~ 735,000[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Tanzania | 731,000[1] |
Kenya | 4,400[1] |
Languages | |
Pare (Asu/Chasu) and Gweno Dialects: Chasu related to Taita; Gweno related to Taveta and Chaga; Mbugu, a mixed Cushitic–Pare language. | |
Religion | |
Christianity, Islam, African indigenous religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
People of the Kilimanjaro Corridor |
The people of Vuasu (Asu being the root word) are referred to as Vaasu and they speak a language known as Chasu or Athu. The people of Vughonu (Ugweno, in Swahili) are referred to as Vaghonu (Wagweno in Swahili) and they speak a language known as Kighonu (Gweno in Swahili).
Although once constituting a single, greater Vughonu area;[2] current residents of northern Pare recognise two sub-areas based on ethnolinguistic differences: Gweno-speaking Ugweno to the north and Chasu-speaking Usangi to the south. The general interaction of the Pare people with the Ma'a (Va-ma'a) or Mbugu people (an ethnic group with Cushitic origins) has also led to one of the few genuinely mixed languages, reputedly combining Chasu (Bantu) grammar with Cushitic vocabulary (i.e. Mbugu language).[3]