Sukuma–Nyamwezi languages
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The Sukuma–Nyamwezi languages are a closely related group of Bantu languages spoken primarily in northwestern Tanzania by the Sukuma, Nyamwezi, and neighboring ethnic groups.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu language group
ⓘ
language family subgroup ⓘ |
| areCloselyRelated | each other ⓘ |
| areMutuallyIntelligibleToADegree |
Nyamwezi language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sukuma language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areSpokenAsFirstLanguageBy | millions of speakers ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | well-established Bantu subgroup ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Tanzania ⓘ |
| ethnicAssociation |
Nyamwezi people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sukuma people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticRegion | Lake Victoria region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | African Great Lakes region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | suku1272 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Sukuma-Nyamwezi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemberLanguage |
Kimbu language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Konongo language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyamwezi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sukuma language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumbwa language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Atlantic–Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bantoid ⓘ Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ Benue–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticBranchOf | Northeast Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLanguage |
Nyamwezi language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sukuma language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWritingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
| regionOfUse |
north-central Tanzania
ⓘ
west-central Tanzania ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Nyamwezi people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sukuma people NERFINISHED ⓘ neighboring ethnic groups in Tanzania ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Tanzania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Tanzania ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Bantu languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benue–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Narrow Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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