| Kimbu | |
|---|---|
| Kikimbu | |
| Native to | Tanzania |
| Ethnicity | Kimbu |
| Native speakers | (78,000 cited 1987) |
| Language family | Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kiv |
| Glottolog | kimb1242 |
| Guthrie code | F.24 |
Kimbu is a Bantu language of Tanzania. In 1992, use of Kimbu was declining but still in regular use in certain contexts. As of 2018, most children of Kimbu speakers learn Swahili as a first language, and do not learn Kimbu well.
References
- Kimbu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- Brenzinger, Matthias (1992). Language death : factual and theoretical explorations with special reference to East Africa. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 90–91. ISBN 9783110134049.
- Gabriel, Helena (2018). "A Case Study of Kimbu Intergenerational Transmission" (PDF). Arusha Working Papers in African Linguistics. 1: 38–53. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
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