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Kwaya language

Kwaya is a Bantu language of Tanzania spoken by the Kwaya people. Jita–Kara–Kwaya are close to being dialects; Maho (2009) separates Ruri from Kwaya as equally distinct.

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Kwaya
Native toTanzania
RegionMara Region
Native speakers
120,000 (2005)1
Dialects
  • Kwaya
  • Ruri
Language codes
ISO 639-3kya
Glottologkway1241
JE.251,2532

Kwaya is a Bantu language of Tanzania spoken by the Kwaya people. Jita–Kara–Kwaya are close to being dialects; Maho (2009) separates Ruri from Kwaya as equally distinct.

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References

  1. Kwaya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online