Segeju

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A language of Tanzania

ISO 639-3
seg
Alternate Names
Kisegeju, Sageju, Sengeju
Population

7,000, decreasing. Ethnic population: Less than 15,000.

Location

Tanga Region, Muheza district, narrow strip of northeast coast between Tanga and Kenya border.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, E, Nyika (E.56)
Dialects

Closely related to Digo [dig].

Language Use

Many ethnic Segeju do not speak the language; they speak Swahili [swh] or Chidigo [dig] as L1. Also use Swahili [swh].

Writing
Unwritten.
Other Comments

People were historically one with the Dhaiso. The Dhaiso language is also called Kisegeju in Swahili. Muslim.