Nyika

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Nyika is a Swahili word meaning "bush" or "hinterland" (of the East African coast). More specifically, it can refer to:

  • (also: Wanyika) a collective term for nine ethnic groups in coastal Kenya, see Mijikenda
  • a desert in Kenya, see Nyiri Desert
  • a plateau in Malawi and Zambia, see Nyika Plateau.
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