ITanzania ingelinye lamazwe ase-Afrika ahluke kakhulu ngamasiko, ikhaya lezizwe ezingaphezu kuka-120. Le miphakathi inamasiko, izilimi, nomlando ohlukile obumba ubunjalo bezwe. Izizwe eziyinhloko ziwela ezigabeni ezintathu ezibanzi: imiphakathi yamaBantu, amaNilotic kanye nendabuko. Iqembu ngalinye kulawa libe negalelo elikhulu emasikweni aseTanzania, kusukela emculweni wesintu kanye nokudansa kuya kwezolimo nokuhweba.
The bantu bakha isizwe esikhulu kunazo zonke eTanzania, esinezimpande ezilandela emuva ezinkulungwaneni zeminyaka. Baletha amasu ezolimo athuthukile, amakhono okusansimbi, nesiko elicebile lomlomo. Okulandelayo amaqembu abantu aziwa kakhulu
The Sukuma, isizwe esikhulu kunazo zonke eTanzania, sihlala ngokuyinhloko eLake Victoria. Bangabalimi nabelusi bezinkomo, balima ummbila, unyaluthi, nokotini. AmaSukuma aziwa ngemiqhudelwano yawo yokudansa enomfutho, njengomdanso weBugobogobo.
AbakwaNyamwezi, okusho ukuthi 'abantu basentshonalanga,' ngokomlando babelawula imizila yokuhweba. Baba nendima ebalulekile ekuhwebeni kwamazinyo endlovu nasekuhwebeni ngezigqila ekhulwini le-19. Namuhla, bangabalimi abanekhono nabahleli bezenhlalo.
Abantu abangamaChagga bahlala emithambekeni yeNtaba iKilimanjaro futhi bangabalimi abangochwepheshe, ikakhulukazi ekulinyweni kwekhofi. Bakha enye yezinhlelo zokunisela zokuqala zase-Afrika futhi banomlando oqinile wokusebenzelana nabahwebi baseYurophu kanye nezithunywa zevangeli.
Abantu baseZaramo batholakala kakhulu eduze kwaseDar es Salaam. Ngokomlando, babengabadobi nabahwebi ngasogwini lwesiSwahili, bethola amathonya avela kumasiko ama-Arab. Umdanso wabo wesintu, 'Mdundiko,' udlalwa kakhulu uma kunemigubho.
Abantu baseMakonde eningizimu yeTanzania badume ngokubaza ngokhuni oluyinkimbinkimbi, olubonisa imimoya yokhokho nezidalwa zasenganekwaneni. Banomphakathi we-matrilineal, lapho uhlu lozalo lulandelwa ngasohlangothini lukamama.
Abantu bakwaMakua, abahlobene namaMakonde, bahlala eningizimu yeTanzania. Ngokuyinhloko bangabalimi, abalima umdumbula nommbila. Amasiko abo omculo afaka izigubhu nemidanso enesigqi.
Abantu abangamaPare bahlala ezintabeni zasePare enyakatho yeTanzania. Banekhono ekulimeni i-terrased futhi babengabamukeli bokuqala bobuKristu ngenxa yethonya lezithunywa zevangeli.
AmaHehe ase-Iringa aziwa ngamasiko awo amaqhawe. Ngaphansi kwenkosi uMkwawa, bamelana kakhulu nombuso wamakoloni wamaJalimane ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-19.
Abantu baseHaya baseKagera babephakathi kwabokuqala e-Afrika ukwakha amathuluzi ensimbi. Baziwa nangobhiya wabo osuselwe kubhanana, i-'rubisi,' ewumgogodla wemibuthano yokuzijabulisa.
Abantu bakwaGogo, abahlala eDodoma, balusa izinkomo futhi bafuye ukumelana nesomiso. Isiko labo lihlanganisa isigubhu esinamandla kanye namasiko okuxoxa izindaba ngomlomo.
Amaqembu amaNilotic eTanzania asuka esifundeni saseNayile futhi aziwa ngamasiko awo okwelusa.abantu abavamile abangamaNilotic amaqembu amaMaasai namaDatoga
The AmaMaasai badume ngama-shuka abo abomvu, ubucwebe bobuhlalu, nesiko lamaqhawe. Bangabelusi bezinkomo abayizihambi, bakholelwa ukuthi zonke izinkomo ngezabo ngelungelo laphezulu. Imikhosi kanye nemidanso yabo yendabuko ihlala ibalulekile kubo.
AbakwaDatooga bahlala eduze kweLake Eyasi futhi bangabakhandi bensimbi abanekhono, benza izikhali namathuluzi. Bangabelusi abayizihambi, abaziwa ngamaphethini abo e-tattoo ebusweni ahlukile.
The Hadza ingenye yemiphakathi yokugcina esele yabazingeli, ehlala eduze neLake Eyasi. Bathembele ekuzingeleni nasekuqoqeni ukuze baphile, bekhuluma ulimi oluhlanganisa ukuchofoza imisindo.
Ama-Iraqw, ahlala e-Manyara nase-Arusha, angabalimi abanekhono abaziwa ngezolimo eziwugwadule. Banesiko elihlukile nomlando wokumelana namathonya angaphandle.
Naphezu kwamaqembu ezizwe eziningi, iTanzania isalokhu ingelinye lamazwe ase-Afrika anokuthula futhi ebumbene. Ukusetshenziswa kabanzi kwesiSwahili njengolimi lwesizwe kuye kwasiza ekuvaleni izikhala zokuxhumana. Kusukela emasikweni amaqhawe amaMaasai kuya ekukhulumeni kobuciko bamaMakonde, kanye nolwazi lwezolimo lwamaChagga kuze kufike ekuqiniseni amaHadza, abantu baseTanzania bayaqhubeka nokulondoloza nokugubha amagugu abo, okwenza izwe libe yindawo ethakazelisayo nehlukahlukene yokuhlola.