Sonjo people

Sonjo
Wasonjo
Total population
30,000
Regions with significant populations
 Tanzania

Arusha Region

(Ngorongoro District)
Languages
Sonjo language & Swahili
Religion
Christian
African Traditional Religion
Related ethnic groups
Kikuyu,[1] Chagga people & other Bantu peoples
PersonMsonjo (Batɛmi)
PeopleWasonjo (Motɛmi)
LanguageKisonjo (Ketɛmi)

The Sonjo or Batemi (Wasonjo, in Swahili) are a Bantu ethnic group from northern Ngorongoro District of Arusha Region in Tanzania.

  1. ^ Adams, W. M.; Potkanski, T.; Sutton, J. E. G. (1994). "Indigenous Farmer-Managed Irrigation in Sonjo, Tanzania". The Geographical Journal. 160 (1): 17–32. doi:10.2307/3060138. JSTOR 3060138.