Mbunga

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A language of Tanzania

ISO 639-3
mgy
Alternate Names
Bunga, Kimbunga
User Population

11,600 (Mradi wa Lugha za Tanzania 2009).

Location

Iringa and Morogoro regions.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, P, Matuumbi (P.15)
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 69% with Ndamba [ndj], 57% with Pogolo [poy].

Language Use

Some young people, all adults.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mbunga
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

There may be 2 varieties called Mbunga, each classified somewhat differently.