Back Μποντέι Greek Bondejoj Esperanto Bondei French Bondei Italian Wabondei Swahili Бондеї Ukrainian
Wabondei | |
|---|---|
 Bondei man braiding a basket c.1901. Taken by Techmer, Fritz | |
| Total population | |
| 100,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Tanzania
| |
| Languages | |
| Bondei, Shambaa & Swahili | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Islam, Minority Christianity and African Traditional Religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Sambaa, Zigua, Chaga, Pare & other Bantu peoples |
| Person | Mbondei |
|---|---|
| People | Wabondei |
| Language | Kibondei |
The Bondei People (Swahili: Wabondei) are a Bantu ethnic group based in Muheza District and Pangani District of eastern Tanga Region in Tanzania. The Bondei speak Kibondei, a Bantu language and are culturally related to the Shambaa and Masai ethnic group.[1]
- ^ Appiah & Gates 1999, p. 284.