Zanaki

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A language of Tanzania

ISO 639-3
zak
Alternate Names
Ikizanaki, Ilizanaki, Kizanaki
Autonym
Ekizanaki
User Population

97,400 (Mradi wa Lugha za Tanzania 2009).

Location

Mara region: Musoma rural district, Makongoro division.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Logooli-Kuria (E.44)
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 87% with Ikizu [ikz], 74% with Ikoma [ntk], 76% with Ngoreme [ngq], 66% with Kuria [kuj], 50% with Gusii [guz].

Typology

5 vowel system.

Language Use

Children learn Zanaki first. Home, field-work, local gatherings. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Swahili [swh], which is learned at an early age by children in multilingual villages.

Language Development

Bible portions: 1948–2013.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Zanaki
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.