Sumbwa

SUW

vigorous

Alternate Names: Kisumbwa

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 61% with Nyamwezi ,, 59% with Sukuma ,, 45% with Nilamba ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Central
F
Sukuma-Nyamwezi (F.23)

Demographics: 191,000 (1987).

Language Use: All ages. Also use Swahili [swh].

Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: Tanzania

Other Comments: Christian, Muslim, traditional religion.