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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Tanzania > Konongo

Konongo

A language of Tanzania

ISO 639-3kcz

Population  51,000 (1987).
Region  Rukwa region, Mpanda District northwest corner, south of Nyamwezi [nym], across Ugalla River. 25% live in the traditional area.
Language map  Tanzania, reference number 29
Alternate names   Kikonongo
Dialects  May be a dialect of Nyamwezi.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, F, Sukuma-Nyamwezi (F.20)
Comments  Agriculturalists: sorghum, millet, maize, rice, sweet potatoes, cassava, peanuts, beans, chick-peas, gourds, sunflowers.