Takama languages

Takama
Takama
Sukuma-Nyamwezi
Native to	Tanzania
Region	Shinyanga Region, Mwanza Region, Simiyu Region, Geita Region, Biharamulo District, Tabora Region, Mbeya Region
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Takama; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Early form	Proto-Takama
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	suku1274
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The Takama or Sukuma-Nyamwezi languages are a group of Northeast Bantu languages spoken south of Lake Victoria in north-central Tanzania.^[1]

History

The Proto-Takama homeland was somewhere along the west of the Wembere River.^[2]^[3]

The Takama languages are classified by Glottolog as follows:^[4]

Takama
- Nyamwezic
  - Kimbu
  - Konongo-Ruwila
  - Nyamwezi
  - Sukuma
- Sumbwa

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