Gogo
A language of Tanzania
| Population | 1,440,000 (2006). |
| Region | Dodoma region; Singida region, Manyoni District. |
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Tanzania, reference number 65 |
| Alternate names | Chigogo, Kigogo |
| Dialects | Nyambwa (West Gogo), Nyaugogo (Central Gogo), Tumba (East Gogo). Lexical similarity: 50% with Hehe [heh] and Sangu [sbp], 48% with Kimbu [kiv], 45% with Nilamba [nim]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Gogo (G.10) |
| Language use | Vigorous. Used in meetings by the Anglican church. |
| Language development | Bible: 1962. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Seminomadic. Agriculturalists. Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim. |
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