Zanaki language

Zanaki (Ikizanaki) is a Bantu language of Tanzania. It is spoken by the Zanaki people of Musoma and was the first language of Tanzanian president Julius Nyerere,[3] son of the King Burito Nyerere (1860–1942).

Zanaki
Native toTanzania
RegionMara Region, Musoma Rural District, Makongoro Division
Native speakers
100,000 (2005)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3zak
Glottologzana1238
JE.44[2]

References

  1. Zanaki at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. Aydemir, Murat (2008). Migratory settings. Rodopi. p. 102. ISBN 90-420-2425-9.


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