Kagulu | Ethnologue

A language of Tanzania

ISO 639: kki
Alternate Names: Cikagulu, Kaguru, Kigaguru, Kikagulu, Kiningo, Megi, Northern Sagara, Solwa
Autonym: Chikagulu, Chimegi
Population: 337,000 (Mradi wa Lugha za Tanzania 2009).
Location:: Dodoma region: Kilosa district; Manyara, Morogoro, and Tanga regions.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Gogo-Kagulu (G.12)
Dialects: Tumba, Mangehele (Mangaheri). Lexical similarity: 63% with Sagala [sbm], 56% with Gogo [gog].
Language Use: Used by all. Also use Swahili [swh]. Used as L2 by Kamba [kam].
Language Development: Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2007.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kagulu
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian, Muslim, traditional religion.

Location: Dodoma region: Kilosa district; Manyara, Morogoro, and Tanga regions.