Konongo–Ruwila | |
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Region | Tanzania |
Native speakers | (51,000 Konongo cited 1987)[1] 5,600 Ruwila (2012)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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ISO 639-3 | Either:kcz – Konongorwl – Ruwila |
Glottolog | kono1265 |
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 2 Konongo at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021)
Ruwila at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021)
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Note: The Guthrie classification is geographic and its groupings do not imply a relationship between the languages within them. |
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