Shambala language
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| Shambala | |
|---|---|
| kishambaa | |
| Native to | Tanzania |
| Ethnicity | Shambaa people |
Native speakers | 660,000 (2001)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ksb |
| Glottolog | sham1280 |
Guthrie code | G.23[2] |
Shambala or Shambaa is a Bantu language of Tanzania.
Overview[]
Shambala, also Kishambala, (ki)Sambaa, (ki)Shambaa is spoken by the Shambaa in the Usambara mountains in the Lushoto District and Muheza District, Tanga Region, of northern Tanzania. Some dialectal variation exists between the language as spoken in the area around Lushoto and the areas around and , possibly also between the Shambaa of the and the .
References[]
- ^ Shambala at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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