Sumbwa

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A language of Tanzania

ISO 639-3
suw
Alternate Names
Kisumbwa
Population

191,000 (1987).

Location

Shinyanga Region, Bukombe district.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, F, Sukuma-Nyamwezi (F.23)
Dialects

Lexical similarity: 61% with Nyamwezi [nym], 59% with Sukuma [suk], 45% with Nilamba [nim].

Language Use

Many use some Swahili [swh].

Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar.
Writing
Unwritten.
Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion, Muslim.