Nyamwezi language
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| Nyamwezi | |
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| Region | Tanzania |
| Ethnicity | Nyamwezi |
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Native speakers
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1.0 million (2006)[1] |
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Niger–Congo
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | nym |
| ISO 639-3 | Either: nym – Nyamwezi kcz – Konongo |
| Glottolog | nyam1276 (Nyamwezi)[2]kono1265 (Konongo)[3] |
F.22[4] |
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Nyamwezi is a major Bantu language of central Tanzania. It forms a dialect continuum with Sukuma, but is more distinct from other neighboring languages.
References
- ↑ Nyamwezi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Konongo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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