Bondei
A language of Tanzania
| Population | 80,000 (1987). |
| Region | Northeast, Tanga region, Usambara Mountains, inland from Tanga. |
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Tanzania, reference number 61 |
| Alternate names | Bonde, Kibondei |
| Dialects | It has been influenced linguistically by Doe [doe] and Kwere [cwe], and it has influenced them. Lexical similarity: 75% with Shambala [ksb] and Zigula [ziw], 73% with Ngulu [ngp]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Shambala (G.20) |
| Language use | Shifting to Swahili [swh]. |
| Language development | Bible portions: 1887–1895. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Muslim, Christian. |
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