Bondei

A language of Tanzania

ISO 639: bou
Alternate Names: Bonde, Boondei, Kibondei
Population: 122,000 (Mradi wa Lugha za Tanzania 2009).
Location:: Tanga region: Usambara mountains, inland from Tanga.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Shambala (G.24)
Dialects: None known. Influenced linguistically by Doe [doe] and Kwere [cwe], and it also influenced them. Lexical similarity: 75% with Shambala [ksb] and Zigula [ziw], 73% with Ngulu [ngp].
Language Use: Also use Swahili [swh], with some shifting.
Language Development: Dictionary. Texts. Bible portions: 1887–1895.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Bondei
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Muslim, Christian.

Location: Tanga region: Usambara mountains, inland from Tanga.