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The '''Manyika tribe''' are a [[Shona people]] with its own dialect, [[Manyika dialect|Manyika]]. The majority of Manyika comes from the eastern region of [[Zimbabwe]] and in neighbouring [[Mozambique]]. The dialect is widely spoken in [[Manicaland Province]] and in certain areas of Manica Province in neighbouring [[Mozambique]]. The Manyica dialect varies from region to region in Manicaland. Those from Nyanga, Nyamaropa, Nyatate and surrounding regions have a different tone and shaping of words compared to those from the Buhera and Bocha areas. There are inherent cultural norms in each of the sub-regions inhabited by the Manyika.▼
{{Infobox tribe
| name = Manyika
| local name = Manyika
| type = Cluster
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| ethnicity = [[Demographics of Africa|African]]
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| location = Zimbabwe, Mozambique
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| descended =
| parent_tribe = Shona
| population =
| demonym = *Wanyika
*Manyika
*Wasu
| branches = 5
| language = *Manyika Urban Dialect
*Manyika (Northern Manyika)
*ChiBocha (Southern Manyika)
*ChiJindwi
*ChiHera
*ChiUngwe
| religion = *Christianity
*African Traditional Religion (ATR)
*Muslim
*Non Religious
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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
The '''Manyika people''' are a [[Shona people|Shona sub-group]] that originated from the [[Manyika Dynasty]]. Manyika people speak several dialects which include '''ChiManyika''' (Northern Manyika)''', ChiBocha''' (Southern Manyika)''', ChiUngwe, ChiHera, Chijindwi''' and the '''Urban dialect''' which is spoken in urban centers like [[Mutare]] and [[Rusape]].
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==Language==
The [[Manyika language]] is a dialect of the broader Shona language. Largely spoken by the Manyika people in the eastern parts of Zimbabwe and across the border in Mozambique. During colonization the term was taken to include all people from Manicaland an administrative province of eastern Zimbabwe. The Manyika are the people under chief Mutasa whose territory used to stretch into now Mozambique. To the south it is bordered by the Jindwi dialect also known as Chibocha. The Jindwi share borders with the Ndau in Chimanimani stretching down to Chipinge and have the Vahera to the west. The Ndau dialect is complicated on its own with people from the dry parts distinct from those from the highlands. The other cultures and dialects married into the Manyika dialect are Chiungwe which is for the people mostly under Makoni this dialect is clearly distinct form the others mentioned above. Nyanga also has a lot of other dialects that are distinct from Zezuru and the Chimanyika where they were married into. The Wanyama under chief Saunyama and the Wahwesa in Kairezi, the Tangwena in Nyamaropa and the VaBarwe are dialects that were included to make the Manyika dialect.
Variations in local vocabulary and word prefixes exist. In [[East Africa]], ''manyika'' means "be known"; therefore, some people have Manyika as their surname. The prefix ''Va-'' (used in Shona before male names to signify seniority and respect) is ''Sa-'' in Manyika. It is also replaced by ''wa-''; ''vanhu vakaenda vakawanda'' becomes ''wanhu wakaenda wakawanda''. However, in some areas Zezuru and Karanga words have been completely altered when they are translated into ChiManyika; for example, the Zezuru word ''Nhasi'' (meaning "today") becomes ''Nyamusi'' in Manyika.
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==History==
In 1695 Emperor Changamire Dombo overran the rich gold-producing kingdom of Manyika, descending to the lowlands on the eastern edge of the country to destroy the [[Portuguese Empire#Consolidation in Africa (1822–1890)|Portuguese]] market town at Masikwesi. Dombo now controlled the whole gold-producing territory from [[Kingdom of Butua|Butwa]] in the southwest to Manyika in the northeast.<ref name=Vail>Terence Ranger, "Missionaries, Migrants and the Manyika"</ref>
Another use for the word ''Manyika'' was developed by the Portuguese in the late 19th century.
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