Alternate Names: Ekikerebe, Kerebe, Kikwere
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 76% with Zinza ,, 75% with Haya ,, 69% with Nyambo ,, 68% with Nyankore ,, 63% with Chiga , and Tooro ,, 62% with Nyoro ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 100,000 (1987).
Language Use: Shift among youth to Jita [jit]. All ages.
Language Development: Poetry. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1936–1946.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Tanzania