| Nyamwezi | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Tanzania |
| Ethnicity | Nyamwezi |
| Native speakers | 980,000 (2006) |
| Language family | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nym |
Nyamwezi (Swahili for 'of the Moon') is a major Bantu language of central Tanzania. It forms a dialect continuum with Sukuma, but is more distinct from other neighboring languages.
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