Aramanik language
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Aramanik is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken in the Arusha Region
of Tanzania
by 3,000 people. It is the primary language of the hunter-gatherer
Aramanik, who have limited comprehension of other languages. The Aramanik are also called derogatory Dorobo
(Ndorobo).
Arusha Region
Arusha is one of Tanzania's 26 administrative regions. The regional capital and largest city is Arusha. Other towns include Monduli, just west of Arusha, Longido and Loliondo to the north, Mto Wa Mbu and Karatu to the west and Usa River to the east...
of Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
by 3,000 people. It is the primary language of the hunter-gatherer
Hunter-gatherer
A hunter-gatherer or forage society is one in which most or all food is obtained from wild plants and animals, in contrast to agricultural societies which rely mainly on domesticated species. Hunting and gathering was the ancestral subsistence mode of Homo, and all modern humans were...
Aramanik, who have limited comprehension of other languages. The Aramanik are also called derogatory Dorobo
Dorobo
Dorobo is a derogatory umbrella term for several unrelated hunter-gatherer groups of Kenya and Tanzania....
(Ndorobo).