Between the 14th and 15th editions this language code was retired from use.
Reason: The speech variety denoted by the code was merged into two or more other languages.
Remedy:
Change each instance of KAF to one of:
The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
SIL code: KAF
ISO 639-2: bnt
| Population | 400,000 (1995). |
| Region | Northeastern slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Meru, and Moshi area. |
| Alternate names | KICHAGA, CHAGA, DSCHAGGA, KISHAKA, DJAGA |
| Dialects | KIHAI (MERU), KIBOMBO, SHIRA, MKUU, KENI, KIBOSHO, KILEMA, MAMBA, MASHATI, URU, SIHA. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, E, Chaga (E.30). |
| Comments | A dialect continuum from Siha to Usseri. Speakers say most of the Vunjo (central) dialects are intelligible with the Kibosho and Machame dialects of Hai (west). Hai and Rombo (east) are not inherently intelligible with each other (Polomé 1980). 54% to 56% lexical similarity with Gweno, 41% to 44% with Taita. Value placed on children learning Chagga (Whiteley). SVO. Roman script. NT 1964. |
