Zaramo
A language of Tanzania
| Population | Few speakers (Brenzinger, Heine, and Sommer 1991). Ethnic population: 656,730 (2000). |
| Region | East central coast, Pwani region, Kisarawe and Bagamoyo districts, between Bagamoyo and Dar es Salaam. |
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Tanzania, reference number 93 |
| Alternate names | Dzalamo, Kizaramo, Myagatwa, Saramo, Zalamo, Zaramu |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 68% with Kutu [kdc], 65% with Kami [kcu], 61% with Kwere [cwe] and Doe [doe]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Zigula-Zaramo (G.30) |
| Language use | Older adults. Shifting rapidly to Swahili [swh]. |
| Language development | NT: 1975. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Matrilineal. Agriculturalists: rice, millet, sorghum, maize, cassava, peas, beans, yams, fruit, peanuts, cashews, sesame seed, tobacco, cotton, coconuts; animal husbandry: goats, sheep, poultry; fishermen. Muslim, traditional religion, Christian. |
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