Konongo–Ruwila language
(Redirected from Konongo language)
| Konongo–Ruwila | |
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| Region | Tanzania |
Native speakers | (51,000 Konongo cited 1987)[1] 5,600 Ruwila (2012)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:kcz – Konongorwl – Ruwila |
| Glottolog | kono1265 |
Konongo and Ruwila (or Rwira) constitute a Bantu language of central Tanzania that is closely related to Nyamwezi – close enough to sometimes be counted as a dialect of Nyamwezi. Ruwila was until recently quite poorly attested.
References
[edit]- 1 2 Konongo at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021)
Ruwila at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021)
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