| Wanda | |
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| Iciwanda | |
| Native to | Tanzania |
| Ethnicity | Wanda, Sichela |
Native speakers | (24,000 cited 1987)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wbh |
| Glottolog | wand1264 |
M.21[2] | |
| ELP | Wanda |
| Sichela[3] | |
Wanda (also, known as Ichiwanda, Iciwanda, Kiwanda, Vanda, Wandia [4]) is a Bantu language of Tanzania. It is considered a vulnerable language with less than 43,000 native speakers worldwide. At least half of Wanda people speak limited Swahili, one of the official languages of Tanzania. Speakers are particularly concentrated in Kamsamba ward in Momba District Council and Kipeta ward in Sumbawanga District.[5]
References
- ↑ Wanda at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ↑ Endangered Languages Project data for Sichela.
- ↑ "Wanda". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- ↑ "Did you know Wanda is vulnerable?". Endangered Languages. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
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