Rombo language

Bantu language spoken in Tanzania
Rombo
Kirombo
Native toTanzania
RegionKilimanjaro Region, Chaga area
Native speakers
200,000 (2009)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
Writing system
Unwritten
Language codes
ISO 639-3rof
Glottologromb1244
E.623 (ex-E.62c)[2]

The Rombo language, or Kirombo, is a Bantu language of Tanzania spoken by the Rombos in the area of the Kilimanjaro region. Rombo forms a dialect differ with other Chaga languages.

Rombo dialects are Useri (Kiseri), Mashati (Kimashati), Mkuu (Kimkuu), and Mengwe (Kimengwe) but Kiseri as origin of Rombos dialect.[2]

See also

Dictionary

A free dictionary is hosted for the Rombo language on DictionaryBuilders.org/Rombo

References

  1. ^ Rombo at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ a b Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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