 "Kishambaa" is the Sambaa word for the Shambala language, "Wasambaa" are the people ("Msambaa" for a person), and "Usambaa" or "Usambara" is used for Sambaa lands.The Shambaa call their lands "Shambalai".They are related to the Bondei and Zigua people, and the Shambala language is mutually intelligible with Bondei and Zigua, with the three groups sharing significant overlap in territory and a long history of intermarriage.