Kinga
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A language of Tanzania
Alternate Names
Bakinga, Ekikinga, Kikinga
Autonym
Kɨkɨnga
User Population
217,000 (Mradi wa Lugha za Tanzania 2009).
Location
Mbeya region; Njombe region: Makete district, Kipengere mountain range.
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Dialects
Kinga, Mahanji (Mahanzi).
Typology
SVO; prepositions; noun head initial; noun classes; verbal affixation for subject, object, tense, aspect, mood, and derivation; tonal.
Language Use
Vigorous. Home. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Swahili [swh].
Language Development
Literature. Grammar. NT: 1961–2019.


Christian.