Ndamba language

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Ndamba
Native toTanzania
RegionMorogoro
Native speakers
(55,000 cited 1987)[1]
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3ndj
Glottologndam1239
G.52[2]
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Linguasphere99-AUS-ta

Ndamba or "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]

The other two languages most similar to Ndamba are Mbunga and Pogolo, because all of them belong to the same language group, which are the Kilombero languagues.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Ndamba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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  6. ^ Kilombero languages

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