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.