Region Tanzania Native speakers (190,000 cited 1987) Glottolog sumb1240 | Ethnicity Sumbwa people ISO 639-3 suw | |
Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Benue–Congo
Bantoid
Bantu (Zone F.20)
Northeast Bantu
Great Lakes
Sumbwa | ||
Sumbwa is a Bantu language of Tanzania. It was once thought to be close to Sukuma, but that now appears to be a regional effect.
References
Sumbwa language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA