Taveta

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ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Dabida, Kitaveta, Kitubeta, Tubeta

Population

21,000 (2009 census), increasing.

Location

Taita-Taveta county; Kajiado county: east of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Language Use

Home, social gatherings, religion. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng], Swahili [swh].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Literacy for children in Kiswahili. NT: 1906.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.