Alternate Names: Kimagoma
Dialects: None known. 2 very closely related varieties: 1 in the lower villages and 1 in villages with a higher elevation.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 9,000 (2003 SIL).
Language Use: Vigorous. Most domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. English [eng] used in secondary schools. Also use Swahili [swh], some with low proficiency. Swahili used in primary schools.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 0%.
Writing System: Unwritten
Nation of Origin: Tanzania
Other Comments: Magoma is often considered part of Kinga ,, but Magoma see themselves as separate. They say that they cannot understand Kinga well and low similarity figures on wordlist comparison support this claim. Children do not understand Kinga. Christian, traditional religion.