Nyamwezi language
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| Nyamwezi | |
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| Region | Tanzania |
| Ethnicity | Nyamwezi |
Native speakers | 1.0 million (2006)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | nym |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:nym – Nyamwezikcz – Konongo |
| Glottolog | nyam1276 Nyamwezikono1265 Konongo |
F.22[2] | |
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) (subscription required)
Konongo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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