Datooga people
Wamang'ati | |
|---|---|
Datooga family in Karatu District, Arusha Region | |
| Total population | |
| 87,978 (2000) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Tanzania
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| Languages | |
| Datooga, Iraqw & Swahili | |
| Religion | |
| African Traditional Religion & Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Kalenjin people, Iraqw people & other Cushitic peoples |
The Datooga (Wamang'ati in Maasai language meaning enemy, a name adopted into swahili) are a Nilotic ethnic people group from Tanzania, located in Karatu District of Arusha Region and historically in areas of southwest Manyara Region and northern Singida Region. In 2000, the Datooga population was estimated to number 87,978.