Kami

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A language of Tanzania

ISO 639-3
kcu
Alternate Names
Kikami
Population

16,400 (2000), decreasing.

Location

Morogoro Region, Morogoro Rural and Kilosa districts, north and northeast of Morogoro and Dar es Salaam. Farthest village 60 km south.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Zigula-Zaramo (G.36)
Dialects

Lexical similarity: 69% with Kutu [kdc] and Kwere [cwe], 65% with Zaramo [zaj], 64% with Doe [doe], 54% with Luguru [ruf].

Language Use

Declining use. Traditional religious ceremonies and conflict mediation through the traditional chief. Shifting to Swahili [swh] (Dimmendaal and Voeltz 2007).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kami
Writing
Unwritten.
Other Comments

Muslim.