Niger-Congo (Bantu)
Sukuma, Nyamwezi, Ha, Gogo, Haya
Discover the Languages of Tanzania
While Swahili unites the country, Tanzania is home to 166 indigenous languages — the only place in Africa where Bantu, Nilotic, Cushitic, and Khoisan families are all spoken. They carry history, identity, and local knowledge that Nukta Kamusi exists to document and keep alive.
Sukuma, Nyamwezi, Ha, Gogo, Haya
Maasai, Datooga, Luo
Iraku (Iraqw), Burunge, Alagwa
Sandawe, Hadzabe
Source: Atlasi ya Lugha za Tanzania, University of Dar es Salaam (2009). Open PDF (48 MB)
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