Manyema

thumb|200px|Manyema settlement in 1876 Manyema (WaManyema) (Una-Ma-Nyema, eaters of flesh) are a Bantu ethnic group, described in the past as powerful and warlike, in the African Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa and Central Africa. The Manyema were Muslim and religiously influential in the region.

Many Manyema, like many Nyamwezi, are the descendants of porters who emerged during the height of the Swahili-Arab trade in the Sultanate of Utetera. For much of the 19th century, their territory was regarded as an 'El Dorado' of Arab slave raiders. Over time, the area was extensively incorporated into Swahili economy and culture.