Hehe | Ethnologue

A language of Tanzania

ISO 639: heh
Alternate Names: Ehe, Ekiehe, KiHehe, Wahehe
Autonym: Kihehe
Population: 1,210,000 (2016).
Location:: Iringa region: south of Gogo area; Dodoma, Mbeya, and Morogoro regions.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Bena-Kinga (G.62)
Dialects: Sungwa (Dzungwa, Tsungwa), Kosisamba (Kojisamba, Kotsisamba). Lexical similarity: 65% with Bena [bez] (most similar), 59% with Pangwa [pbr], 56% with Sangu [sbp], 50% with Kinga [zga], 48% with Vwanji [wbi].
Language Use: Vigorous. Used by all.
Language Development: Dictionary. NT: 2009.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Hehe
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Iringa region: south of Gogo area; Dodoma, Mbeya, and Morogoro regions.