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Sagalla language

Sagalla is a Bantu language of Kenya. It is closely related to the Chaga languages of Kenya and Tanzania.

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Sagalla
Kisagala
Native toKenya
EthnicityTaita people
Native speakers
(undated figure of 100,000)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3tga
Glottologsaga1262
E.742
ELPSagalla

Sagalla (also known as Kisagala, Kisagalla, Sagala, Teri or Saghala)3 is a Bantu language of Kenya.45 It is closely related to the Chaga languages of Kenya and Tanzania.

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References

  1. Sagalla at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009) Closed access icon
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. "Sagalla | Endangered Languages Project". www.endangeredlanguages.com. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  4. Barasa, David (2023-09-08). "Language ideologies, policies and practices within the multilingual Kenyan context". Journal of Linguistics, Literary and Communication Studies. 2 (1): 55–62. doi:10.58721/jllcs.v2i1.336. ISSN 2957-8477.
  5. Patin, Cédric (2009). "Tone Shift and Tone Spread in the Saghala Noun Phrase" (PDF). Faits de Langues. 34 (1): 229–243. doi:10.1163/19589514-034-02-900000010. ISSN 1244-5460 – via FRANCIS.