23,000 (2006).
South, lower Jubba Region, Jamaame district center; urban areas: Kismaayo and Muqdisho.
6a (Vigorous).
May be the same as, or intelligible of, Zigula [ziw] or Shambala [ksb].
Men also use Maay [ymm] or Somali [som].
Descended from fugitive slaves who escaped from Somali masters in Middle Shabeelle region around 1840. Ethnonym: Wazegua in northeast Tanzania (see Zigula). Muslim, traditional religion.
Descended from fugitive slaves who escaped from Somali masters in Middle Shabeelle region around 1840. Ethnonym: Wazegua in northeast Tanzania (see Zigula). Muslim, traditional religion.