Turu language

Turu language
Not to be confused with Iau language.
Turu
Nyaturu
Spoken in Tanzania
Ethnicity Turu
Native speakers 600,000  (2006)
Language family
Niger–Congo
  • Atlantic–Congo
Language codes
ISO 639-3 rim
Tυrυ
 person  Mυnyatυrυ, Mυrιmi
 people  Wanyatυrυ, Arιmi
 language  Kιnyatυrυ, Kιrιmi
 country  Unyatυrυ, Urιmi

The Turu or Nyaturu language, Kinyaturu, also known as Rimi Kirimi, is a Bantu language of spoken by the Wanyaturu aka Arimi of the Singida region of Tanzania. Excluding the Bantu language prefixes Ke- and Ki-, other spellings of the language are Limi and Remi. Dialects of the three Turu tribes are Girwana of the Airwana (Wilwana), Chahi of the Vahi (Wahi), and Ginyamunyinganyi of the Anyiŋanyi (Wanyinganyi).



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