Nyambo language
The Nyambo, or Ragwe, are a Bantu ethnic and linguistic group based in the Karagwe District of Kagera Region in far northwestern Tanzania. The Nyambo population is estimated to number 670,000. Their closest relatives are the Haya people.[3]
Nyambo | |
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Orunyambo | |
Native to | Tanzania |
Region | Kagera Region |
Native speakers | 400,000 (2003)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | now |
Glottolog | nyam1277 |
JE.21 [2] |
References
- Nyambo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- "Tanzania".
- Josephat M. Rugemalira (2005). A Grammar of Runyambo. Languages of Tanzania Project. ISBN 9987-691-03-X.
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Note: The Guthrie classification is geographic and its groupings do not imply a relationship between the languages within them. |
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