▁interact ing ▁with ▁un famil iar ▁out s iders ▁they ▁will ▁almost ▁always ▁identify ▁themselves ▁as ▁Ma as ai . ▁Ma as ai ▁people ▁and ▁other ▁East ▁Afr icans ▁often ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁Par ak uy o ▁as ▁K w avi , ▁Lo ik op ▁or ▁L umb wa , ▁a ▁practice ▁that ▁Par ak uy o ▁do ▁not ▁appreciate . ▁ ▁About ▁▁ ▁The ▁K w avi ▁are ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Ma as ai . ▁Though ▁little ▁has ▁been ▁written ▁about ▁them , ▁they ▁were ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁Master ' s ▁th esis ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Dar ▁es ▁S ala am ▁by ▁Douglas ▁N dag ala , ▁" So cial ▁and ▁Econom ic ▁Change ▁among ▁the ▁Past oral ▁W ak w avi ▁and ▁Its ▁Imp act ▁on ▁R ural ▁Development ." ▁ ▁At ▁least ▁one ▁author , ▁however , ▁den ies ▁their ▁existence ▁as ▁a ▁distinct ▁eth nic ▁group , ▁while ▁another ▁research ▁paper ▁gives ▁the ▁names ▁Il par ak uy o ▁and ▁Bar ag uy u ▁as ▁apparent ▁syn onym s ▁for ▁K w avi . ▁ ▁The ▁K w avi ▁basically ▁refer ▁to ▁a ▁cultural ▁or ▁occup ational ▁group . ▁This ▁term ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁in ▁Ken ya ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁groups ▁of ▁people ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Ak amba ▁people . ▁ ▁The ▁K w avi ▁of ▁T anz ania ▁are ▁not ▁basically ▁a ▁separate ▁eth nic ▁group ▁per ▁se ▁but ▁a ▁people ▁within ▁an ▁eth nic ▁group ▁who