Gciriku

Gciriku is a traditional Kavango kingdom in what is today Namibia. Its people speak the Gciriku language.

The Gciriku (Rugciriku: vaGciriku) are one of the many ethnic groups in Namibia with an estimated population of 20 000. The Gciriku mainly live in Ndiyona Constituency, Kavango East. A small number of Gciriku live in the southern part of Angola. Their language, Rumanyo (previously known under the name Rugciriku),[1] is also a Bantu language, spoken in the Ndiyona constituency and in Rundu.

  1. ^ Shampapi, Shiremo (13 May 2011). "Sebastian Kamwanga: A Charismatic and diplomatic Hompa". New Era. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013.