Central Kilimanjaro language
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Central Kilimanjaro | |
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Central Chaga | |
Native to | Tanzania |
Region | Kilimanjaro |
Ethnicity | Chaga |
Native speakers | (900,000 cited 1992–2000)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:vun – Wunjoold – Mochi |
Glottolog | vunj1238 Vunjomoch1256 Mochi |
E.622 (ex-E.62a,62b) [2] |
Central Kilimanjaro, or Central Chaga, is a Bantu language of Tanzania spoken by the Chaga people.
There are several dialects:[2]
- Moshi (Old Moshi, Mochi, Kimochi)
- Uru
- Mbokomu
- Wuunjo (Wunjo, Vunjo, Kivunjo), including Kiruwa, Kilema, Mamba, Moramu (Marangu), Mwika
Moshi, spoken by 600,000, is the language of the Chaga cultural capital, Moshi, and the prestige dialect of the Chaga languages.
Bibliography
- Dalgish, Gerard M. (1978) 'The syntax and semantics of the morpheme ni in kiVunjo (Chaga)', Kiswahili, 48, 1, 42–56.
- Philippson, Gérard (1984) '"Gens des bananeraies" (Tanzanie): contribution linguistique à l'histoire culturelle des Chaga du Kilimanjaro' (Cahier no. 16.) Paris: Editions Recherche sur les civilisations.
References
- ^ Wunjo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Mochi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ a b Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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