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Chagga Languages
Chaga, also ''Kichaga'' or ''Kichagga'', is a Bantu languages, Bantu dialect continuum spoken by the Chaga people of northern Tanzania, south of Mount Kilimanjaro. They also speak 9 dialects: Kivunjo dialect, Kivunjo, Kimarangu, Kirombo, Kimachame, Kisiha, Kikibosho dialect, Kikibosho, Kiuru, Kioldimoshi and Kingassa dialect, Kingassa. The Chaga languages are:Maho (2009) *West Kilimanjaro language, West Kilimanjaro (West Chaga), including Meru and Machame * Central Kilimanjaro language, Central Kilimanjaro (Central Chaga), including Mochi (Old Moshi) and Wunjo * Rombo language, Rombo * Rusha language, Rusha (Arusha-Chini) * Kahe language, Kahe * Gweno language, Gweno References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro () is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain above sea level in the world, at above sea level and above its plateau base. It is also the highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere and the fourth most topographically prominent peak on Earth. Kilimanjaro's southern and eastern slopes served as the home of the Chagga Kingdoms until their abolition in 1963 by Julius Nyerere. The origin and meaning of the name Kilimanjaro is unknown, but may mean "mountain of greatness" or "unclimbable". Although described in classical sources, German missionary Johannes Rebmann is credited as the first European to report the mountain's existence, in 1848. After several European attempts, Hans Meyer reached Kilimanjaro's highest summit in 1889. The mountain was incorporated into Kilimanjaro National Park in 1973. As one of the Seven Summits, Kilimanjaro is a major hiking and climbing destination. There are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gweno Language
Gweno (kighonu, to its inhabitants) is a Bantu language spoken in the North Pare Mountains in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. The people known as the Gweno (or more properly ''Asu'') are a Chaga ethnic and linguistic group. Since the Chaga people are Bantu speakers, the adopted language contains dialects similar to that of the Kenyan language Kamba. Gweno shares about 54% to 56% of its vocabulary with other Chaga dialects and 46% with Taita dialects. However, a large percentage of its vocabulary is not seen in the other dialects. Also at the start of the 11th century, the Chaga people descended and migrated from the Bantu group in which they migrated to the foothills of mount Kilimanjaro. The Gweno language is today spoken mostly by older adults, with younger generations having shifted to Asu and Swahili. ''Ethnologue ''Ethnologue: Languages of the World'' is an annual reference publication in print and online that provides statistics and other information on the living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kahe Language
The Kahe is an ethnic and linguistic group based southeast of Moshi in Kilimanjaro Region Tanzania. The Kahe language, or ''Kikahe'', is in the Chagga cluster of Bantu languages The Bantu languages (English: , Proto-Bantu language, Proto-Bantu: *bantʊ̀), or Ntu languages are a language family of about 600 languages of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern, East Africa, Eastern and Southeast Africa, South .... Three dialects are recognized: Kimwangaria, Msengoni and Kichangareni. Kikahe is spoken by 9,130 people, and is one of the smaller language communities in Tanzania.Muzale, H. & Rugemalira, J. (2008). Researching and Documenting the Languages of Tanzania. LOT Project, University of Dar es Salaam References Ethnic groups in Tanzania Chaga languages {{Bantu-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rusha Language
The Rusa (Rusha) language, also known as Arusha-Chini, is one of the Bantu languages of Tanzania spoken by the Chaga people. It is spoken in the Chaga area of the Kilimanjaro region, and forms a dialect continuum with other Chaga languages Chaga, also ''Kichaga'' or ''Kichagga'', is a Bantu dialect continuum spoken by the Chaga people of northern Tanzania, south of Mount Kilimanjaro Mount Kilimanjaro () is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in Africa .... References Languages of Tanzania Chaga languages {{Bantu-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rombo Language
The Rombo language, or ''Kirombo'', is a Bantu language of Tanzania spoken by the Rombos in the area of the Kilimanjaro region. Rombo forms a dialect continuum with other Chaga languages. The dialects of Rombo are Useri (Kiseri), Mashati (Kimashati), Mkuu (Kimkuu), Mengwe (Kimengwe), and Kimahida; Kiseri is said to be the original form of the Rombo language. See also * Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ... References External links Rombo dictionary Languages of Tanzania Chaga languages {{Bantu-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Kilimanjaro Language
Central Kilimanjaro, or Central Chaga, is a Bantu language of Tanzania spoken by the Chaga people. There are several dialects: * Moshi (Old Moshi, Mochi, ''Kimochi'') * Uru * Mbokomu * Wuunjo (Wunjo, Vunjo, ''Kivunjo''), including Kiruwa, Kilema, Mamba, Moramu (Marangu), Mwika Moshi is the language of the Chaga cultural capital, Moshi, and the prestige dialect of the Chaga languages Chaga, also ''Kichaga'' or ''Kichagga'', is a Bantu dialect continuum spoken by the Chaga people of northern Tanzania, south of Mount Kilimanjaro Mount Kilimanjaro () is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in Africa .... Phonology Vowels Consonants * Sounds /k, ᵑɡ, l/ become palatalized as ʲ, ᵑɡʲ, lʲwhen occurring before front vowels /i, e/. * /w/ is heard as a fricative �when before front vowels /i, e/. * Sounds /k, ᵑɡ, ɣ, l/ become palatalized as ʲ, ᵑɡʲ, ɣʲ, lʲwhen occurring before front vowels /i, e/. * /l/ when palatalized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Kilimanjaro Language
West Kilimanjaro, or West Chaga, is a Bantu language of Tanzania spoken by the Chaga people. There are several dialects: * Rwa (Rwo, Meru, ''Kirwo''), or Meru, from Mount Meru Mount Meru (Sanskrit/Pali: मेरु)—also known as Sumeru, Sineru or Mahāmeru—is a sacred, five-peaked mountain present within Hindu, Jain and Buddhist cosmologies, revered as the centre of all physical, metaphysical and spiritua ... * Mashami (''Kimashame''), or "Hai" (''Kihai'') * Siha * Kiwoso (Kibosho including Kindi, Kombo, Mweka) * Masama * Ng’uni Phonology Vowels Consonants * may also be heard as uvular in free variation. * can also be realized as �or among some speakers. * is found in loanwords. * only rarely occurs. References Languages of Tanzania Chaga languages {{Bantu-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kivunjo Dialect
Central Kilimanjaro, or Central Chaga, is a Bantu language of Tanzania spoken by the Chaga people. There are several dialects: * Moshi (Old Moshi, Mochi, ''Kimochi'') * Uru * Mbokomu * Wuunjo (Wunjo, Vunjo, ''Kivunjo''), including Kiruwa, Kilema, Mamba, Moramu (Marangu), Mwika Moshi is the language of the Chaga cultural capital, Moshi, and the prestige dialect of the Chaga languages Chaga, also ''Kichaga'' or ''Kichagga'', is a Bantu dialect continuum spoken by the Chaga people of northern Tanzania, south of Mount Kilimanjaro Mount Kilimanjaro () is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in Africa .... Phonology Vowels Consonants * Sounds /k, ᵑɡ, l/ become palatalized as ʲ, ᵑɡʲ, lʲwhen occurring before front vowels /i, e/. * /w/ is heard as a fricative �when before front vowels /i, e/. * Sounds /k, ᵑɡ, ɣ, l/ become palatalized as ʲ, ᵑɡʲ, ɣʲ, lʲwhen occurring before front vowels /i, e/. * /l/ when palatalized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. According to a 2024 estimate, Tanzania has a population of around 67.5 million, making it the most populous country located entirely south of the equator. Many important hominid fossils have been found in Tanzania. In the Stone and Bronze Age, prehistoric migrations into Tanzania included South Cushitic languages, Southern Cushitic speakers similar to modern day Iraqw people who moved south from present-day Ethiopia; Eastern Cushitic people who moved into Tanzania from north of Lake Turkana about 2,000 and 4,000 years ago; and the Southern Nilotic languages, Southern Nilotes, including the Datooga people, Datoog, who originated fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
