Wanda
A language of Tanzania
| Population | 24,000 (1987). |
| Region | Mbeya region, Mbozi District; Rukwa region, Sumbawanga Rural District. |
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Tanzania, reference number 72 |
| Alternate names | Ichiwanda, Iciwanda, Kiwanda, Vanda, Wandia |
| Dialects | Sichela. Lexical similarity: 68% with Nyamwanga [mwn]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, M, Nyika-Safwa (M.20) |
| Language use | Most also use some Swahili [swh]. |
| Comments | Sichela is a small group associated with the Wanda. Dialect status untested. Agriculturalists: millet, maize, rice, peanuts, potatoes; animal husbandry; fishermen. Christian, traditional religion. |
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