Alternate Names: Dzalamo, Kizaramo, Myagatwa, Saramo, Zalamo, Zaramu
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 68% with Kutu ,, 65% with Kami ,, 61% with Kwere , and Doe ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: Few speakers (Brenzinger, Heine, and Sommer 1991). Ethnic population: 657,000 (2000).
Language Use: Shifting rapidly to Swahili [swh]. Older adults.
Language Development: Dictionary. NT: 1975.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Tanzania
Other Comments: Matrilineal. Endangered in the city but passed on to children in villages surrounding Dar es Salaam. Muslim.