Nyamwezi language
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| Nyamwezi | |
|---|---|
| Region | Tanzania |
| Ethnicity | Nyamwezi |
Native speakers | unknown (1.03 million cited 1987–2006)[1] |
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Niger–Congo
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | nym |
| ISO 639-3 |
Either: nym – Nyamwezi kcz – Konongo |
| F.22[2] | |
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.
References
- ↑ Nyamwezi reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Konongo reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013) - ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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