Ha
A language of Tanzania
| Population | 990,000 (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). |
| Region | Kigoma region. |
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Tanzania, reference number 23 |
| Alternate names | Giha, Ikiha, Kiha |
| Dialects | Dialects in border area near Burundi are reportedly intelligible with Rundi [run] (Polomé 1980). Lexical similarity: 78% with Rundi, 77% with Hangaza [han] and Shubi [suj], 72% with Rwanda [kin]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Rwanda-Rundi (J.60) |
| Language use | Vigorous. Also spoken by the Jiji people in the Ujiji area. |
| Language development | Bible portions: 1960–1962. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian. |
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