• Vulnerable

  20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

• 10,000

  Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO

1987

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

• Swahili

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

Also use some Swahili [swh].

PLACES

Tanzania

LOCATION DESCRIPTION

Kigoma region, Kigoma Rural District, Uvinza town area west. West of Nyamwezi [nym], north of Tongwe [tny].

• Vulnerable

  20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

• 10000

  Native speakers worldwide

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

• Swahili

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

"Somewhat bilingual in Swahili"

PLACES

Kigoma, Tanzania

LOCATION DESCRIPTION

"10,000 speakers in Tanzania, Kigoma region, Kigoma district, around and west of Uvinza; also west of the Nyamwezi, north of the Tongwe."