Kinga
A language of Tanzania
| Population | 140,000 (2003). 57,000 in Makete District. |
| Region | Iringa region, Makete District, Kipengere Mountain Range. |
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Tanzania, reference number 78 |
| Alternate names | Ekikinga, Kikinga |
| Dialects | Kinga, Mahanji. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Bena-Kinga (G.60) |
| Language use | Vigorous. Home. All ages. Positive attitude. Magoma [gmx] see themselves as a separate ethnic group. Most also use Swahili [swh]. |
| Language development | NT: 1961. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists: potatoes, wheat, peas, maize, and other crops. Christian, traditional religion. |
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