Dhaiso

DHS

shifting

Alternate Names: Daiso, Daisu, Kidhaiso, Segeju, Sengeju

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 32% with Digo ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Central
E
Kikuyu-Kamba (E.56)

Demographics: 5,000 (1999).

Language Use: Not being transmitted to children. Mainly adults. Also use Swahili [swh].

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: Tanzania

Other Comments: People were historically part of the Segeju. Muslim.