Ndamba language

Ndamba
Native to	Tanzania
Region	Iringa
Native speakers	(55,000 cited 1987)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Kilombero Mbunga–Ndamba Ndamba; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ndj
Glottolog	ndam1239
Guthrie code	G.52[2]
Linguasphere	99-AUS-ta

Chindamba is classified as a Bantu language.[3] It is one of 87 languages spoken in Tanzania.[4] Most Chindamba speakers are bilingual in Swahili and Chindamba.[5]

References

Ndamba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
Nurse, Derek (2008). Tense and Aspect in Bantu. United States: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199239290.
Legere, Karsten (2002). "The "Languages of Tanzania" project: background, resources, and perspectives" (PDF). Africa & Asia. 2: 163–186.
Edelsten, Peter; Lijongwa, Chiku. A Grammatical Sketch of Chindamba - A Bantu Language (G52) of Tanzania. Rüdiger Köppe Verlag. p. 11. ISBN 978-3-89645-706-6.

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[e18-1] Ndamba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

[Guthrie-2] Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

[3] Nurse, Derek (2008). Tense and Aspect in Bantu. United States: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199239290.

[4] Legere, Karsten (2002). "The "Languages of Tanzania" project: background, resources, and perspectives" (PDF). Africa & Asia. 2: 163–186.

[5] Edelsten, Peter; Lijongwa, Chiku. A Grammatical Sketch of Chindamba - A Bantu Language (G52) of Tanzania. Rüdiger Köppe Verlag. p. 11. ISBN 978-3-89645-706-6.