Kami

A language of Tanzania

ISO 639: kcu
Alternate Names: Kikami, Wakami
Population: 5,520 (Mradi wa Lugha za Tanzania 2009), decreasing.
Location:: Morogoro region: Kilosa and Morogoro rural districts, north and northeast of Morogoro; Pwani region.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Zigula-Zaramo (G.36)
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 69% with Kutu [kdc] and Kwere [cwe], 65% with Zaramo [zaj], 64% with Doe [doe], 54% with Luguru [ruf].
Language Use: Traditional religious ceremonies and conflict mediation through the traditional chief. Shifting to Swahili [swh] (Dimmendaal and Voeltz 2007).
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kami
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Muslim.

Location: Morogoro region: Kilosa and Morogoro rural districts, north and northeast of Morogoro; Pwani region.