Gogo

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A language of Tanzania

ISO 639-3
gog
Alternate Names
Chigogo, Cigogo, Kigogo
Autonym
Wagogo
User Population

1,080,000 (Mradi wa Lugha za Tanzania 2009), increasing. Includes 60,000 Nyambwa.

Location

Dodoma, Iringa, and Manyara regions; Singida region: Manyoni district.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Gogo-Kagulu (G.11)
Dialects

Nyambwa (Cinyambwa, West Gogo), Nyaugogo (Central Gogo), Tumba (Citumba, East Gogo). Lexical similarity: 50% with Hehe [heh] and Sangu [sbp], 48% with Kimbu [kiv], 45% with Nilamba [nim].

Language Use

Vigorous. Church meetings. Used by all. Also use Swahili [swh], in church meetings. Used as L2 by Kw’adza [wka].

Language Development

Dictionary. Bible: 1962–2002.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Gogo
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Seminomadic. Traditional religion, Christian.