Mafwe

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The Mafwe , even Fwe are a clan of the Lozi in Namibia .

The Mafwe are among the Caprivians who live in the Zambezi region in the far northeast of the country. Their settlement area was the homeland Ostcaprivi from 1976 to 1990 . You speak fwe .

They are led by a king , the Ngambela , since 1999 George Simasiku . This is headquartered in Chinchimane .

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Individual evidence

  1. James B. Minahan: Encyclopedia of Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups around the World, 2nd Edition: Ethnic and National Groups around the World , 2nd Edition, ABC-CLIO, 2016, ISBN 9781610699549 , pp. 248-49.
  2. ^ Chief Mamili calls for tribal harmony. New Era, October 2, 2018.