Nyambo
A language of Tanzania
| Population | 400,000 (2003). |
| Region | Kagera region, Karagwe District, northwest corner, Uganda border, west of Lake Victoria. |
| Language map |
Tanzania, reference number 2 |
| Alternate names | Ekinyambo, Karagwe, Kinyambo, Ragwe, Rukaragwe, Runyambo, Ururagwe |
| Dialects | Yakahanga. Lexical similarity: 84% with Haya [hay], 81% with Zinza [zin], 75% with Kerewe [cwe], 78% with Nyankore [nyn], 72% with Chiga [egg], 69% with Kerewe, 68% with Toro [tdv], 67% with Nyoro [nyo]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Haya-Jita (J.20) |
| Language use | Some also use Haya. |
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