Ngasa

A language of Tanzania

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Kingasa, Ongamo, Shaka

Population

250 (1983), decreasing. Ethnic population: 4,290 (2000).

Location

East Mt. Kilimanjaro slopes.

Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification

Dialects

Lexical similarity: 60% with Maasai [mas], 59% with Samburu [saq], 58% with the Chamus dialect of Samburu.

Language Use

Use began to diminish in the 1950s. Older adults. Also use Swahili [swh].

Language Resources

Writing

Unwritten.