Kerewe
A language of Tanzania
| Population | 100,000 (1987). |
| Region | Lake Victoria area, northwest Ukerewe Island. A few on mainland, Kibara town area. |
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Tanzania, reference number 6 |
| Alternate names | Ekikerebe, Kerebe |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 76% with Zinza [zin], 75% with Haya [hay], 69% with Nyambo [now], 68% with Nyankore [nyn], 63% with Chiga [egg] and Toro [tdv], 62% with Nyoro [nyo]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Haya-Jita (J.20) |
| Language use | Shift among younger people to Jita [jit]. |
| Language development | NT: 1936–1946. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
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