Sagala
A language of Tanzania
| Population | 79,000 (1987). |
| Region | Morogoro region, Kilosa and Ulanga districts; Dodoma region, Mpwapwa District; Iringa region. |
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Tanzania, reference number 88 |
| Alternate names | Kisagala, Kisagara, Sagara, Southern Kisagala |
| Dialects | Itumba, Kondoa (Solwe), Kweny, Nkwifiya (Kwifa, Kwiva). Lexical similarity: 63% with Kagulu [kki], 60% with Gogo [gog]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Zigula-Zaramo (G.30) |
| Language use | Also use some Swahili [swh]. |
| Comments | Different from Sagalla [tga] which is in Taita group of Kenya. Matrilineal. Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian. |
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