Nyamwezi
A language of Tanzania
| Population | 980,000 (2006). 73% are in the traditional area. |
| Region | Northwest central, Tabora region, between Lake Victoria and Lake Rukwa; Rukwa, Singida, and Shinyanga regions. |
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Tanzania, reference number 30 |
| Alternate names | Kinyamwesi, Kinyamwezi, Namwezi, Nyamwesi |
| Dialects | Nyanyembe, Takama (Garaganza), Mweri (Sumbwa, Konongo, Kiya). Lexical similarity: 84% with Sukuma [suk], 61% with Sumbwa [suw], 56% with Nilamba [nim]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, F, Sukuma-Nyamwezi (F.20) |
| Language use | Vigorous. |
| Language development | Grammar. NT: 1909–1951. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists: sorghum, millet, maize, rice, sweet potatoes, cassava, peanuts, beans, chick-peas, gourds, sunflowers. Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian. |
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