Ngasa people

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Ngasa
Wangasa
Regions with significant populations
 Tanzania4,285 (2000)
Languages
Ngasa & Chaga
Religion
Unknown
Related ethnic groups
Maasai & other Nilotic peoples

The Ngasa or Ngas also known as Ongamo (Wangasa, in Swahili) are an ethnic and linguistic group based on the northeastern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro in Rombo District, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. In 2000 the Nilotic ethnic Ngasa population was estimated to number 4,285, with only 200 to 300 members continuing to speak the Ngasa language [1]. Speakers have shifted to Chagga, a dominant regional Bantu language.