Ethnologue

Pimbwe

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Cipimbwe, Ichipimbwe, Icipimbwe, Kipimbwe

Population

29,000 (1987).

Location

Katavi region: Mpanda district; Rift valley to northwest of Lake Rukwa.

Language Maps

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 88% with Rungwa [rnw], 67% with Fipa [fip], 63% with Wungu [wun] (Roth 2011).

Language Use

Home, farming, local contexts. All ages. Also use Swahili [swh].

Language Resources

Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.