
The Zinza people live on the remote south-western shores and islands of Lake Victoria in north-west Tanzania. Many are fishermen, working at night and tending towards a semi-nomadic lifestyle. The remainder are agriculturalists growing a variety of crops such as millet, beans, plantains, and a wide range of tropical fruits. They also raise cattle, sheep, and goats.
Although Swahili is used as the main language of communication between the different people groups, the Zinza are proud of their mother tongue and interested in learning to read and write in Echizinza (the language of the Zinza people).
Please visit the following pages for more information:
Oct 28, 2011
Dangers on the road to check translations
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May 24, 2011
Long Vowels
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Feb 25, 2010
Zinza! Start at the beginning
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Oct 13, 2006
So Sweet
One day, Tim and Chris were listening to a tape of some recordings they had done of the translated Scriptures in Zinza. Afterwards their guard, who'd been listening from outside, came and asked, "Who is this excellent preacher? His words were so tamu," - so sweet! "It's the best sermon I've ever heard!" Tim and Chris explained it was the words of the apostle Paul that he'd been listening to. God's Word is so sweet! Psalm 119:103 says, "How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!"
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Mar 16, 2006
Zinza Calendar![]() |