Kwere

CWE

threatened

Alternate Names: Kakwere, Kikwere, Kinghwele, Kwele, Ngh’wele, Ngwele, Ng’were, Tsinghwele

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 74% with Doe ,, 69% with Kami ,, 64% with Kutu ,, 61% with Zaramo ,, 62% with Zigula ,, 54% with Luguru ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Central
G
Zigula-Zaramo (G.32)

Demographics: 98,000 (1987).

Language Use: Vigorous.

Language Development: Bible portions: 2007–2012.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Tanzania

Other Comments: Kwere has influenced Zigula , linguistically, and has been influenced by Zigula and Bondei ,. Matrilineal. Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.