Konongo–Ruwila language explained

Konongo - Ruwila
Region:Tanzania
Speakers:51,000 Konongo
Date:1987
Speakers2:5,600 Ruwila (2012)
Ref:e24
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Volta-Congo
Fam4:Benue–Congo
Fam5:Bantoid
Fam6:Southern Bantoid
Fam7:Bantu
Fam8:Northeast Bantu
Fam9:Sukuma-Nyamwezi
Fam10:Nyamwezic
Dia1:Konongo
Dia2:Ruwila
Lc1:kcz
Ld1:Konongo
Lc2:rwl
Ld2:Ruwila
Glotto:kono1265
Glottorefname:Konongo-Ruwila

Konongo and Ruwila (or Rwira) constitute a Bantu language of central Tanzania that is closely related to Nyamwezi  - close enough to sometimes be counted as a dialect of Nyamwezi. Ruwila was until recently quite poorly attested.