Shambala language

This article is about the African language. For other uses, see Shambala (disambiguation).

Shambala
kishambaa
Native to	Tanzania
Ethnicity	Shambaa people
Native speakers	664,000  (date missing)
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Northeast Coast Bantu Seuta Shambala
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ksb
Guthrie code	G.23

Shambala or Shambaa is a Bantu language of Tanzania.

Overview

Shambala, also Kishambala, (ki)Sambaa, (ki)Shambaa is spoken by the Shambaa in the Usambara mountains in the Lushoto District and Muheza District, Tanga Region, of northern Tanzania. Some dialectal variation exists between the language as spoken in the area around Lushoto and the areas around Mlalo and Mtae, possibly also between the Shambaa of the Western Usambara Mountains and the Eastern Usambara Mountains.

External links

• Shambaa Information