Vinza language
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| Vinza | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Tanzania |
| Ethnicity | Vinza |
Native speakers | (10,000 cited 1987)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | vin |
| Glottolog | vinz1238 |
JD.67[2] | |
| ELP | Vinza |
Vinza is a Bantu language spoken by the Vinza people of Tanzania, approximately in the area of the town of Uvinza. [3] It is closely related to the languages of Rwanda and Burundi, including the Ha language of the northeastern shores of Lake Tanganyika.
References[edit]
- ^ Vinza at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ Margaret Arminel Bryan, The Bantu Languages of Africa, Oxford University Press 1959. At that time there were about 5,000 speakers.
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