Kikerewe

E917899

Kikerewe is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Kerewe people of Ukerewe Island in Lake Victoria, Tanzania.

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Kikerewe canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language
natural language
closelyRelatedTo Kinyamwezi NERFINISHED
Kisukuma NERFINISHED
country Tanzania
countryOfficialLanguageContext Tanzania (not an official language)
ethnicGroup Kerewe people NERFINISHED
glottologCode kikr1238
hasAlternativeName Kerewe NERFINISHED
Kikerebe NERFINISHED
Kikerewe language
hasAncestor Proto-Bantu NERFINISHED
Proto-Northeast Bantu NERFINISHED
hasEthnologueEntry ked
iso6393Code ked
languageBranch Benue–Congo languages NERFINISHED
Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED
languageFamily Bantu NERFINISHED
primaryUsage daily communication
oral tradition
region Lake Victoria NERFINISHED
Ukerewe District NERFINISHED
spokenBy Kerewe people NERFINISHED
spokenIn Tanzania NERFINISHED
Ukerewe Island NERFINISHED
spokenNear Mwanza Region NERFINISHED
spokenOn Ukerewe Island NERFINISHED
subfamily Great Lakes Bantu languages NERFINISHED
Northeast Bantu languages NERFINISHED
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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