Talk:Manyema

Manyema is not a tribe or homogenous ethnicity.
1870 to 1880 reports of “Manyema” was inferences to the original populations within present day Maniema and Kivu. Distinctions were made with the Nyamwezi arabs speaking Swahili, who occupied the region to form slave trade routes and trading posts. The first recorded languages within the then Manyema regions further amplified the distinctions and recognised homogenous groupings within the region and those who entered via Tanzania in the 19th century. This explains why “Manyema” is not an ethnicity but was initially a term used to refer to the original populations of the region. 2A02:C7C:535A:FC00:5874:BF95:AAB4:9B21 (talk) 07:08, 12 August 2023 (UTC)