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The Bena are agriculturalists who live in two different ecozones in Tanzania. One is a high plateau where a large majority of the Bena live and the other is a plain, occupied by a small minority. The Bena speak a Southern Bantu language of the Niger-Congo language family. In pre-colonial times the Bena were organized into villages which were largely autonomous and warring. They were conquered by the Hehe and, in the late nineteenth century, became subject to German colonists.

Ubena of the Rivers

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Process in administrative and political action

The bilingual kin terminology of the Bena

Legitimacy and coercion in Bena politics and development

Continuities in the Bena political system

Bases for political compliance in Bena villages

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Author	Title	Publication Date
Culwick, A. T. (Arthur Theodore)	Ubena of the Rivers	1935
Swartz, Marc J.	Culture Summary	2003
Swartz, Marc J.	Process in administrative and political action	1968
Swartz, Marc J.	The bilingual kin terminology of the Bena	1968
Swartz, Marc J.	Legitimacy and coercion in Bena politics and development	1977
Swartz, Marc J.	Continuities in the Bena political system	1964
Swartz, Marc J.	Bases for political compliance in Bena villages	1966

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