Kwaya language
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Bantu language of Tanzania
| Kwaya | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Tanzania |
| Region | Mara Region |
Native speakers | 120,000 (2005)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kya |
| Glottolog | kway1241 |
JE.251,253[2] | |
Kwaya is a Bantu language of Tanzania spoken by the Kwaya people. Jita–Kara–Kwaya are close to being dialects; Maho (2009) separates Ruri from Kwaya as equally distinct.
References
[edit]- ↑ Kwaya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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