| Ndamba | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Tanzania |
| Region | Morogoro |
Native speakers | (55,000 cited 1987)[1] |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ndj |
| Glottolog | ndam1239 |
G.52[2] | |
| Linguasphere | 99-AUS-ta |
Ndamba or "Chindamba" is classified as a Bantu language.[3] It is one of 87 languages spoken in Tanzania[4] Most Chindamba speakers are bilingual in Swahili and Chindamba.[5]
The other two languages most similar to Ndamba are Mbunga and Pogolo , because all of them belong to the same language group, which are the Kilombero languagues.[6]
References
- ^ Ndamba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ Nurse, Derek (2008). Tense and Aspect in Bantu. United States: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199239290.
- ^ Legere, Karsten (2002). "The "Languages of Tanzania" project: background, resources, and perspectives" (PDF). Africa & Asia. 2: 163–186.
- ^ Edelsten, Peter; Lijongwa Kipandula, Chiku (2010). A Grammatical Sketch of Chindamba - A Bantu Language (G52) of Tanzania. Rüdiger Köppe Verlag. p. 11. ISBN 978-3-89645-706-6.
- ^ Kilombero languages
