Segeju

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A language of Tanzania

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Kisegeju, Sageju, Sengeju
User Population

23,200 (Mradi wa Lugha za Tanzania 2009), decreasing. Ethnic population: 15,000.

Location

Tanga region: Muheza district, narrow strip of northeast coast between Tanga and Kenya border.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, E, Nyika-Taita (E.731)
Dialects

None known. Closely related to Digo [dig].

Language Use

Shifted to Swahili [swh].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Segeju
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

People were historically one with the Dhaiso. The Dhaiso language is also called Kisegeju in Swahili. Muslim.