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The Hehe (Swahili collective: Wahehe) are an ethnic and linguistic group based in Iringa Region in south-central Tanzania. In 1994 the Hehe population was estimated to number 750,000
'The Hehe' had no elaborate organization but did have the flexibility to make difficulties for their enemies. Their name may have come from their war cry, "hee twahumite, hee twahumite, he he he heeeeee" ("hey, we have come out",) and perhaps an urban legend, was originally given to them by their enemies. The Wahehe accepted it only after the Germans and British applied it consistently. It had become a name of prestige.
by miloskorac June 21, 2009