Sumbwa

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A language of Tanzania

ISO 639-3
suw
Alternate Names
Kisumbwa, Shisumbwa, Shumbwa
User Population

361,000 (Mradi wa Lugha za Tanzania 2009).

Location

Geita region: Bukombe district; Kagera and Mwanza regions; small area in Tabora region.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, F, Sukuma-Nyamwezi (F.23)
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 61% with Nyamwezi [nym], 59% with Sukuma [suk], 45% with Nilamba [nim].

Language Use

Used by all. Also use Swahili [swh].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Sumbwa
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Christian, Muslim, traditional religion.