Nyamwezi language

Nyamwezi
Region	Tanzania
Ethnicity	Nyamwezi
Native speakers	1.0 million  (2006)
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Takama Sukuma Nyamwezi
Language codes
ISO 639-2	nym
ISO 639-3	Either: nym – Nyamwezi kcz – Konongo
Guthrie code	F.22

Nyamwezi (Swahili for 'of the Moon') is a major Bantu language of central Tanzania. It forms a dialect continuum with Sukuma, but is more distinct from other neighboring languages.