Region Tanzania Native speakers 1.0 million (2006) | Ethnicity Nyamwezi ISO 639-2 nym | |
Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Benue–Congo
Southern Bantoid
Bantu
Northeast Bantu
Takama
Sukuma
Nyamwezi ISO 639-3 Either:
nym – Nyamwezi
kcz – Konongo | ||
Nyamwezi is a major Bantu language of central Tanzania. It forms a dialect continuum with Sukuma, but is more distinct from other neighboring languages.
References
Nyamwezi language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA