Ethnologue

Shambala

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Kisambaa, Kishambaa, Kishambala, Sambaa, Sambala, Sambara, Schambala, Shambaa

Population

565,000 (Mradi wa Lugha za Tanzania 2009).

Location

Tanga region: Lushoto district, Usambara mountains; Kilimanjaro and Manyara regions.

Language Maps

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 75% with Bondei [bou], 68% with Ngulu [ngp] and Zigula [ziw].

Language Use

Used by all. Used as L2 by Mbugu [mhd].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 1908.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Muslim, Christian, traditional religion.