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Bantu language of Tanzania
Zanaki | |
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Native to | Tanzania |
Region | Mara Region, Musoma Rural District, Makongoro Division |
Native speakers | 100,000 (2005)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | zak |
Glottolog | zana1238 |
JE.44 [2] |
Zanaki (Ikizanaki) is a Bantu language of Tanzania. It is spoken by the Zanaki people of Musoma and was the first language of Tanzanian president Julius Nyerere,[3] son of the King Burito Nyerere (1860–1942).
References
[edit]- ^ Zanaki at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ Aydemir, Murat (2008). Migratory settings. Rodopi. p. 102. ISBN 90-420-2425-9.
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