The Northeast Coast Bantu languages are the

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spoken along the coast of

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and

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, and including inland Tanzania as far as Dodoma.Derek Nurse & Thomas Spear, 1985, ''The Swahili'' In Guthrie's geographic classification, they fall within Bantu zones G and E. The languages, or clusters, are: *Pare-Taveta (G20+E70): **Pareic ***

Pare Pare may refer to: People with the name * Emmett Paré (1907-1973), tennis player * Pare, former member of Kotak, an Indonesian band * Pare Lorentz (1905-1992), American film director * Richard Pare (born 1948), English photographer * Paré, a ...

Mbugu Maʼa is a Bantu language of Tanzania. The Mbugu people speak two divergent registers, which have been treated as separate languages by some authorities (e.g. Tucker and Bryan): Mbugu or "Normal Mbugu" (autonym kiMbugu) is purely Bantu, with ...

** Taveta * Sabaki (G40+E70):

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, Nyika, Comorian ''etc.'' *Seuta (G20+G30): Shambala,

Bondei The Bondei People (Swahili: ''Wabondei'') are a Bantu ethnic group based in Pangani District in east Tanga Region in northeastern Tanzania. Bondei speak a Bantu language and are related to the Shambaa ethnic group.. The name "Bondei" was given to ...

Zigula The Zigula or Zigua (''Wazigua'' in Swahili) are a Bantu ethnic and linguistic people hailing from far northern Pwani Region and western southern Tanga Region. In Tanga Region they are the majority in Handeni District, northern Kilindi Distric ...

( Mushungulu), Ngulu *Ruvu (G30+G10):

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, Vidunda, Kaguru, Luguru,

Kutu Kutu may refer to: *The Kutu people of Tanzania ** Kutu language, the native language of the Kutu people Places * Kutu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a town and territory * Kutu (island), a municipality in the Federated States of Micronesia B ...

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Zaramo The Zaramo people, also referred to as Dzalamo or Saramo, are a Bantu ethnic group native to the central coast of Tanzania, particularly Dar es Salaam Region and Pwani Region. They are the largest ethnic group in and around Dar es Salaam, the fo ...

Kwere The Kwere also known as Ngh'wele (''Wakwere'' in Swahili) are a matrilineal ethnic and linguistic group native to Bagamoyo District and Chalinze District in Pwani Region of coastal Tanzania. The primary language spoken is Ngh'wele, called Kik ...

, Doe The Ruvu languages are 60–70% similar lexically.

(Ma'a) is a mixed language based largely on Pare.

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