Taveta

TVS

developing

Alternate Names: Dabida, Kitaveta, Kitubeta, Tubeta

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Central
E
Nyika-Taita (E.74)

Demographics: 21,000 (2009 census), increasing.

Language Use: Home, social gatherings, religion. All ages. Positive attitudes. Youth also use Kiswahili [swh].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Literacy for children in Kiswahili. NT: 1906.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Kenya

Other Comments: Christian.