Chaga languages
Chaga, also Kichaga or Kichagga, is a Bantu dialect continuum spoken by the Chaga people of northern Tanzania, south of Mount Kilimanjaro. They also speak 9 different dialects which are Kivunjo, Kimarangu, Kirombo, Kimachame, Kisiha, Kikibosho, Kiuru, Kioldimoshi and Kingassa.
| Chaga | |
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| Ethnicity | Chaga people |
| Geographic distribution | Kilimanjaro |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo |
| Glottolog | chag1248[1] |
The Chaga languages are:[2]
- West Kilimanjaro (West Chaga), including Meru and Machame
- Central Kilimanjaro (Central Chaga), including Mochi (Old Moshi) and Wunjo
- Rombo
- Rusha (Arusha-Chini)
- Kahe
- Gweno
References
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Kilimanjaro Bantu". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Maho (2009)
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