Alternate Names: Ikibungu, Kikimbu, Yanzi
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 61% with Nilamba ,, 57% with Sukuma ,, 53% with Nyaturu ,, 48% with Sumbwa ,, 47% with Langi ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 78,000 (1987), decreasing.
Language Use: Vigorous. Negative attitudes. Low prestige. In some areas, speakers identify themselves to outsiders as being from other ethnic groups. Also use Nyamwezi [nym], Swahili [swh].
Writing System: Unwritten
Nation of Origin: Tanzania
Other Comments: Seminomadic. Christian.