Kimbu
A language of Tanzania
| Population | 78,000 (1987), decreasing. |
| Region | Mbeya region, Chunya District, Kipembawe ward; Singida region, Manyoni District; Tabora region, Sikonge District. |
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Tanzania, reference number 66 |
| Alternate names | Ikibungu, Kikimbu, Yanzi |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 61% with Nilamba [nim], 57% with Sukuma [suk], 53% with Nyaturu [rim], 48% with Sumbwa [suw], 47% with Langi [lag]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, F, Sukuma-Nyamwezi (F.20) |
| Language use | Vigorous. Low prestige. In some areas, speakers identify themselves to outsiders as being from other ethnic groups. Some also use Swahili [swh] or Nyamwezi [nym]. Most have less than routine proficiency in Swahili. |
| Comments | Seminomadic. Agriculturalists: sorghum, millet, maize, rice, sweet potatoes, cassava, peanuts, beans, chick-peas, gourds, sunflowers; beekeepers. Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim. |
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