Kahe language

Kahe
Spoken in Tanzania
Region near Moshi
Native speakers 2,700  (1987)
Language family
Language codes
ISO 639-3 hka

The Kahe are an ethnic and linguistic group based southeast of Moshi in northern Tanzania. The Kahe language, or Kikahe, is in the Chagga cluster of Bantu languages. Three dialects are recognized: Kimwangaria, Msengoni and Kichangareni.[1] Kikahe is spoken by 9130 people, and is one of the smaller language communities in Tanzania.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kahigi, Kulikoyela K. (2008). Kikahe: Msamiati wa Kikahe-Kiswahili-Kiingereza na Kiingereza-Kikahe-Kiswahili (Kahe–Swahili–English and English–Kahe–Swahili Lexicon). Languages of Tanzania Project. ISBN 9987691153.
  2. ^ Muzale, H. & Rugemalira, J. (2008). Researching and Documenting the Languages of Tanzania. LOT Project, University of Dar es Salaam