Kutu
A language of Tanzania
| Population | 45,000 (1987). |
| Region | Morogoro region, Morogoro Rural and Kilosa districts. |
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Tanzania, reference number 90 |
| Alternate names | Khutu, Kikutu |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 69% with Kami [kcu], 68% with Zaramo [zaj], 64% with Kwere [cwe], 61% with Doe [doe]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Zigula-Zaramo (G.30) |
| Language use | Also use Swahili [swh]. |
| Comments | Matrilineal. Agriculturalists: tobacco, cotton, kapok, sorghum, maize; animal husbandry: sheep, goats, poultry; hunters; fishermen. Muslim, traditional religion, Christian. |
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