Chaga languages

Chaga
Ethnicity:	Chaga people
Geographic distribution:	Kilimanjaro
Linguistic classification:	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantu Northeast Bantu Chaga–Taita Chaga

Glottolog:	`chag1248`^[1]

Chaga, also Kichaga or Kichagga, is a Bantu dialect continuum spoken by the Chaga people of Tanzania, South of Mount Kilimanjaro.

The Chaga languages are,^[2]

West Kilimanjaro (West Chaga), including Meru and Machame
Central Kilimanjaro (Central Chaga), including Mochi (Old Moshi) and Wunjo
Rombo
Rusha (Arusha-Chini)
Kahe
Gweno

References

↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Chaga (E.30)". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
↑ Maho (2009)

Languages of Tanzania

Official languages

Indigenous
languages

Bantu

Northeast
Bantu

Bena–Kinga	Bena Hehe Kinga Kisi Manda Pangwa Sangu Vwanji

Chaga	Central Kilimanjaro Gweno Rombo Rusa West Kilimanjaro

Great Lakes	Ha Hangaza Ikizu Ikoma Jita Kabwa Kara Kerewe Kuria Kwaya Ngoreme Nyambo Suba-Simbiti Sumbwa Vinza Zanaki Zinza

Kikuyu–Kamba	Sonjo

Northeast Coast	Digo Doe Gogo Kagulu Kami Kutu Kwere Luguru Ngulu Sagara Shambala Vidunda Zaramo

Takama	Holoholo Iramba Isanzu Kimbu Nyamwezi Sukuma Turu

Other Bantu

Other

Sign languages

Tanzanian sign languages

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