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.

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