Alternate Names: Giha, Ikiha, Kiha
Dialects: Dialects in border area near Burundi reportedly intelligible with Rundi , (Polomé 1980). Lexical similarity: 78% with Rundi ,, 77% with Hangaza , and Shubi ,, 72% with Rwanda ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 990,000 (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). Many monolinguals.
Language Use: Vigorous. Also spoken by the Jiji people in the Ujiji area. All ages.
Language Development: Grammar. Bible portions: 1960–1962.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Tanzania
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.