Zigula
A language of Tanzania
| Population | 355,000 (Johnstone 1993). |
| Region | Pwani region, Bagamoyo District; Tanga region northeast, Maasai Steppe. |
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Tanzania, reference number 60 |
| Alternate names | Kizigula, Seguha, Wayombo, Wazegua, Zeguha, Zegura, Zigoua, Zigua, Zigwa |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 83% with Ngulu [ngp], 75% with Bondei [bou], 68% with Shambala [ksb], 70% with Doe [doe], 62% with Kwere [cwe]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Zigula-Zaramo (G.30) |
| Language use | Some also use a nonstandard, ‘street’ Swahili. |
| Language development | Bible portions: 1906–2008. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | It has been influenced linguistically by Doe and Kwere, and has influenced them. May be the same as Mushungulu [xma] in Somalia. Agriculturalists: sorghum, maize, beans, yams, manioc, pumpkins, cucumbers, sesame, peanuts, tobacco, hemp, castor, coconuts; animal husbandry: cattle, goats, sheep, donkeys, poultry; hunters; fishermen; wage laborers; traders. Muslim, Christian. |
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