Doe people

The Doe (Wadoe in Swahili) are an ethnic and linguistic group based in northern coastal Tanzania, in the Bagamoyo District and Chalinze District of Pwani Region. In 1987 the Doe population was estimated to number 24,000.[1]

Mwana hiti figure.. Zaramo or Doe people. Musée des Confluences
Doe
Wadoe
Regions with significant populations
 Tanzania24,000 (1987)
Languages
Doe language
Religion
Majority: Islam
Minority: African Traditional Religion,
Related ethnic groups
Zaramo , Kwere people & other Bantu peoples

References

  1. Lewis, M. Paul (ed.), 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Sixteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Retrieved November 2, 2011.


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