Shambala language

Shambala or Shambaa is a Bantu language of Tanzania.

Shambala
kishambaa
Native toTanzania
EthnicityShambaa people
Native speakers
660,000 (2001)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ksb
Glottologsham1280
G.23[2]

Overview

Shambala, also Kishambala, (ki)Sambaa, (ki)Shambaa is spoken by the Shambaa in the Usambara mountains in the Lushoto District and Muheza District, Tanga Region, of northern Tanzania. Some dialectal variation exists between the language as spoken in the area around Lushoto and the areas around Mlalo and Mtae, possibly also between the Shambaa of the Western Usambara Mountains and the Eastern Usambara Mountains.

References

  1. Shambala at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online


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