Chaga languages

Chaga languages
Chaga
Ethnicity: Chaga people
Geographic
distribution:
West Africa
Linguistic classification: Niger–Congo
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Benue–Congo
Subdivisions:
Ethnologue code: 2820-16

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

Recognized Chaga languages are,

Wunjo (Vunjo, Marangu, Lema), Rombo, Machame (Bosho), Rwa (Hai), Mochi (Old Moshi, Uru), Rusha, Kahe, Gweno



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