KonongoRuwila
RegionTanzania
Native speakers
(51,000 Konongo cited 1987)[1]
5,600 Ruwila (2012)[1]
Dialects
  • Konongo
  • Ruwila
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
kcz  Konongo
rwl  Ruwila
Glottologkono1265

Konongo and Ruwila (or Rwira) constitute a Bantu language of central Tanzania that is closely related to Nyamwezi close enough to sometimes be counted as a dialect of Nyamwezi. Ruwila was until recently quite poorly attested.

References

  1. 1 2 Konongo at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021) Closed access icon
    Ruwila at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021) Closed access icon


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