Safwa language
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| Safwa | |
|---|---|
| Cisafwa, Ishisafwa | |
| Native to | Tanzania |
| Ethnicity | Safwa people |
Native speakers | (160,000 cited 1987)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sbk |
| Glottolog | safw1238 |
M.25[2] | |
Safwa is a Bantu language spoken by the Safwa people of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. Dialects are Guruka, Mbwila, Poroto, Songwe.
References
- ^ Safwa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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