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Zinza

A language of Tanzania

ISO 639-3: zin

Population	138,000 (1987).
Region	Lake Victoria southwest shore; area islands.
Language map	Tanzania, reference number 5
Alternate names	Dzinda, Dzindza, Echidzindza, Echijinja, Ecizinza, Jinja, Kizinza, Zinja
Dialects	Longo, Kula. Lexical similarity: 81% with Nyambo [now] and Nyankore [nyn], 78% with Haya [hay], 76% with Kerewe [ked], 75% with Chiga [cgg], 67% with Nyoro [nyo] and Toro [tdv].
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Haya-Jita (J.20)
Language use	Home. Most also use Swahili [swh].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 5%. Bible portions: 1930–1958.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Agriculturalists: millet, beans, plantains; fishermen; animal husbandry: cattle, sheep, goats. Traditional religion, syncretism, Christian, Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

MATTHEWS, Thomas G., author. 2007. Implicit information in the target language context.

MATTHEWS, Thomas G., author. 2009. "Toward a prototypical model of culture for Bible translation."  

MATTHEWS, Thomas G.; NICOLLE, Steve; ROUNTREE, Catherine, authors. 2011. "Implicit Aspects of Culture in Source and Target Language Contexts."  

MATTHEWS, Thomas, author; KAMPHUIS, Dorien, editor; MOE, Ronald, consultant. 2011. Echizinza Orthography Statement.

Vernacular Publications

ENYÚGUTA ZE ECHIZINZA. 2011.

Historia, mila na desturi za wazinza. 2007.