Maviha people
Ethnic group from Mtwara Region of Tanzania
The Maviha or Mbiha, are an ethnic and linguistic group based along the border between Mtwara Region of Tanzania and Mozambique. [1]. They speak Mahiva language (sometimes considered a dialect of the more common Makonde language), a Niger-Congo language. As a second language, the people will often speak languages such as English in Tanzania, Portuguese and Makua in Mozambique, and Swahili in both countries.
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Ethnic groups in Mozambique
- Chopi
- Gaza
- Kunda
- Lemba
- Makonde
- Makua
- Maviha
- Mwani
- Ndau
- Ndwandwe
- Portuguese Mozambicans
- Sena
- Shona
- Swahili
- Tsonga
- Yao
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