Dhaiso
A language of Tanzania
| Population | 5,000 (1999). |
| Region | Tanga region, Muheza District, east Usambara Mountains north side base, Bwiti and Magati villages. |
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Tanzania, reference number 56 |
| Alternate names | Daiso, Daisu, Kidhaiso |
| Dialects | Related to Kamba of Kenya. Lexical similarity: 32% with Digo [dig]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, E, Kikuyu-Kamba (E.20) |
| Language use | Not being transmitted by adults to children. Mainly adults. Most also use Swahili [swh]. |
| Comments | People were historically one with the Segeju. Muslim. |
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