Nyambo language explained

Nyambo
Nativename:Orunyambo
States:Tanzania
Region:Kagera Region
Districts:Karagwe and Kyerwa
Speakers:400,000
Date:2003
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Volta-Congo
Fam4:Benue–Congo
Fam5:Bantoid
Fam6:Southern Bantoid
Fam7:Bantu
Fam8:Northeast Bantu
Fam9:Great Lakes Bantu
Fam10:West Nyanza
Fam11:Rutara
Fam12:South Rutara
Iso3:now
Glotto:nyam1277
Glottorefname:Nyambo
Guthrie:JE.21

The Nyambo, or Ragwe, are a Bantu ethnic and linguistic group based in the Karagwe and Kyerwa Districts of Kagera Region in far northwestern Tanzania. The Nyambo population is estimated to number 670,000. Their boardering tribes are the Haya and Hangaza in Tanzania, Nyankole in Uganda and Rwanda with some similarities in their languages and a lot of differencies.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Tanzania.