Isanzu

E274878

Isanzu is a Bantu language spoken by the Isanzu people of north-central Tanzania.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Isanzu canonical 2

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language
natural language
belongsToMacroArea Africa
continent Africa
country Tanzania
countryOfficialLanguageOf none
countryOfficialName Tanzania
surface form: United Republic of Tanzania
ethnicGroupAssociated Isanzu people
glottologCode isan1243
hasAlternativeName Kisanzu
hasEthnologueEntry yes
hasLinguisticTypology agglutinative language
hasNativeSpeakersIn Tanzania
hasWordOrder SVO (subject–verb–object)
iso6393Code isn
isSpokenAs first language
languageCodeStandard ISO 639-3
languageFamily Bantu languages
surface form: Bantu

Niger–Congo languages
surface form: Niger-Congo languages
languageStatus minority language
neighboringLanguages Iramba
Nyamwezi
Sukuma
region Singida Region
spokenBy Isanzu people
spokenIn Tanzania
spokenInRegion north-central Tanzania
subfamily Northeast Bantu
surface form: Northeast Bantu languages

Simiyu Region
surface form: Sukuma-Nyamwezi group
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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