Kutu

A language of Tanzania

ISO 639: kdc
Alternate Names: Khutu, Kikutu, Kixutu
Population: 27,500 (Mradi wa Lugha za Tanzania 2009).
Location:: Morogoro region: Kilosa and Morogoro rural districts; Pwani region: west of Dar es Salaam.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Zigula-Zaramo (G.37)
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 69% with Kami [kcu], 68% with Zaramo [zaj], 64% with Kwere [cwe], 61% with Doe [doe].
Language Use: Also use Swahili [swh].
Language Development: NT: 2015.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kutu
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Matrilineal. Muslim, traditional religion.

Location: Morogoro region: Kilosa and Morogoro rural districts; Pwani region: west of Dar es Salaam.