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The land rights of individuals among the NyakyusaBook 1938 • Wilson, Godfrey
Nyakyusa and Ngonde • Africa > Eastern Africa
Mr. Wilson, in this concise report, has described the land-tenure system of the Nyakyusa in its physical and social context. Of special interest is his description of the property rights in a polygynous family, the internal population movement and it...The constitution of NgondeBook 1939 • Wilson, Godfrey
Nyakyusa and Ngonde • Africa > Eastern Africa
Mr. Wilson has traced here the political system of Ngonde from the traditional period to the present day. The relationships between the political status of the Kuyungus, the territorial nobles, and the local chiefs, and the economic practices and rel...An introduction to Nyakyusa societyarticle 1936 • Wilson, Godfrey
Nyakyusa and Ngonde • Africa > Eastern Africa
This source is a brief synthesis of Nyakyusa society as seen by Wilson in 1936, during the middle of his fieldwork. The major sections include descriptions of the climate and cultural groups, the age-villages, and the chiefdom and wider groups. Much ...