Nyika
Nyika ( Swahili for " bush " and the hinterland of the East African coast ) may refer to:
- A group of ethnic groups in Kenya, see Mijikenda
- A field and mountain in Kenya, see Nyika (Kenya )
- Nyika Plateau, a plateau in Malawi and Zambia
- Nyika National Park, a national park in Malawi and Zambia
- Nyika Juniper Forest, a forest area in Malawi
- A mountain in Tanzania, see Nyika (Tanzania )
- Part of the old name of Tanzania, see Tanganyika
The meaning of the name Nyika there are different interpretations. Derived from the name Tanganyika is " uninhabited land" or "wilderness" ( Plants of the Nyika Plateau, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, 2005), a way of interpreting, " bush " or "The Place of short grass ", as supposedly the Phoka should have and Tumbuka called the land is another.
- Disambiguation