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This video is about the Bahima Tutsi group of the Great Lakes Region of East Africa, particularly Uganda. The Hima are a pastoralist subgroup of the Banyankole that is native to the grasslands of South Western Uganda. Historians have documented that the Bahima, along with the Bahororo, Banyamulenge, and Tutsi, are essentially cousins who made their way to the Great Lakes region of East Africa from what is today known as Ethiopia sometime between 1300 and 1500. As they migrated, it's thought they entered Uganda from the northeast, pushing southward in search of fresh pastures and grazing lands, eventually settling down in what's now southwestern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, eastern Congo, and northwestern Tanzania. Historian Christopher Ehret traces the Bahima’s ancestry to a blend of Southern Cushitic (Tale) pastoralists who arrived in the Great Lakes region before 800 BC with a strong cattle-herding tradition, Eastern Sudanic (Nilotic-related) agro-pastoralists who influenced their language and culture, Central Sudanic groups who contributed customs such as excluding women from milking cattle, and the Bantu Rutara expansion, through which the Bahima adopted a Bantu language.
2. So, phenotype-wise, observers have described the typical Muhima of pure descent as being tall, with a body and limbs that are perfectly proportioned. Their nose tends to be longer, more prominent, and finer, and the lower part of their face is narrower compared to the average black African.
3. You know, it's fascinating how many folks have pointed out these striking similarities between the Somali Gaajecel clan and the Bahima. This particular Somali clan, the Gaajecel, is actually called Xima and they're known for being super nomadic, just like the Bahima in Uganda. Observations like these have really bolstered the theory that ties their origins back to the Horn of Africa, specifically Ethiopia and Somalia.
4. From what history and everyday conversations tell us, the Banyankole are often seen as the most arrogant tribe in Uganda. People from Ankole come across as incredibly assertive, full of confidence, and stubbornly determined in the best way possible.
5. When it comes to Hima women, oh boy, people have all sorts of opinions flying around. Some say they're amazing in bed but not so keen on manual labor, that they only really know how to whip up katogo, and that they're stunningly beautiful yet carry themselves with a ton of pride because they truly know their value. I'm not here to confirm or deny all that gossip, but let me just share my two cents: these are hands down the most gorgeous African women I've ever laid eyes on. Hima women are built like nature was showing off—full curves, perfect symmetry, and hips that could cause border disputes.
6.On the wedding day, there's a big feast at the bride's home where her father slaughters a bull, and simultaneously, there's another celebration at the groom's place to officially consummate the marriage. But before any of that can happen, there's this final ceremony that's mandatory, overseen by the bride's aunt. It involves the aunt actually testing the groom's sexual prowess by sleeping with him herself.
7. Then there’s this Hima tradition that could make a lactose-intolerant person cry—forced feeding. From about eight or nine years old, girls are put on a milk marathon, drinking until their cheeks, arms, and hips announce to the whole village, “This one is ready!” In Ankole, being slim is not just unattractive—it’s suspicious, like maybe you’re sick or cursed. Big is beautiful, and the fatter you get, the faster the aunties start whispering about dowries.
8. Based on data from back in 1969, the Hima and Tutsi groups were found to have the enzyme for tolerating milk sugar lactose, which is something super common in Cushitic populations. In contrast, other Bantu-speaking tribes were mostly lactose intolerant. Fast forward to 2007, and geneticist Sarah A. Tishkoff came to similar findings and conclusions. So, what does all this imply? It suggests they're not originally Bantu.
9. Did you know these people have an almost spiritual bond with cows? Not like full-on worship in a religious way, but close enough – only death could pry them apart from their herds. And have you ever seen those long-horned cows of theirs? The Bahuma cherish their cattle so much that explorer Gaetano Casati wrote about how, after a Sudanese raid into Bunyoro that stole 10,000 cattle, the Bahima chose to serve the Sudanese as herdsmen rather than lose their beloved animals.
10. The Hima haven’t always been the darlings of the social ladder—in fact, in some places they weren’t even on the ladder. In Burundi, they ranked below both Tutsis and Hutus, forbidden from marrying into the royal Ganwa dynasty, kept out of the court, and politely told to stay out of public affairs.
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