Kinga
PrintA language of Tanzania
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Ekikinga, Kikinga
Population
140,000 (2003). 57,000 in Makete District.
Location
Iringa Region, Makete district, Kipengere mountain range.
Language Maps
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Kinga, Mahanji.
Typology
SVO; prepositions; noun head initial; noun classes; verbal affixation for subject, object, tense, aspect, mood, and derivation; tonal
Language Use
Vigorous. Home. All ages. Positive attitudes. Most also use Swahili [swh].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 0%. Grammar. NT: 1961.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.
Christian.