Lambya people

The Lambya, are an ethnic and linguistic group based along the border of northwestern Malawi, Ileje and in Momba District of Mbeya Region, Tanzania. A minority also exists in Zambia. In 2001 the Lambya population was estimated to number 85,000, including 45,000 in Malawi and 40,000 (from a 1987 estimate) in Tanzania.^[1] ^[2] The Lambya in Malawi are ruled by Senior Chief Mwaulambya Chieftaincy. The headquarters of the chief is in Chinunkha, Chitipa district.

^ Kalinga, Owen J. M. (September 1978). "The Establishment and Expansion of the Lambya Kingdom c1600-1750". African Studies Review. 21 (2): 55–66. doi:10.2307/523661. ISSN 0002-0206. JSTOR 523661. S2CID 144886221.
^ Kalinga, owen (1978). The Establishment and Expansion of the Lambya Kingdom c1600-1750. Cambridge University Press.

[1] Kalinga, Owen J. M. (September 1978). "The Establishment and Expansion of the Lambya Kingdom c1600-1750". African Studies Review. 21 (2): 55–66. doi:10.2307/523661. ISSN 0002-0206. JSTOR 523661. S2CID 144886221.

[2] Kalinga, owen (1978). The Establishment and Expansion of the Lambya Kingdom c1600-1750. Cambridge University Press.

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