Sumbwa
A language of Tanzania
| Population | 191,000 (1987). |
| Region | Shinyanga region, Bukombe District. |
| Language map |
Tanzania, reference number 21 |
| Alternate names | Kisumbwa |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 61% with Nyamwezi [nym], 59% with Sukuma [suk], 45% with Nilamba [nim]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, F, Sukuma-Nyamwezi (F.20) |
| Language use | Many use some Swahili [swh]. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists: sorghum, millet, maize, rice, sweet potatoes, cassava, peanuts, beans, chick-peas, gourds, sunflowers, bananas. Christian, traditional religion, Muslim. |
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