Nyambo language

Language
Nyambo
Orunyambo
Native toTanzania
RegionKagera Region
Native speakers
400,000 (2003)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3now
Glottolognyam1277
JE.21[2]

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]

References

  1. ^ Nyambo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. ^ "Tanzania".
  • Josephat M. Rugemalira (2005). A Grammar of Runyambo. Languages of Tanzania Project. ISBN 9987-691-03-X.
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