Shambala | Ethnologue

A language of Tanzania

ISO 639: ksb
Alternate Names: Kisambaa, Kishambala, Sambaa, Sambala, Sambara, Schambala, Shambaa
Autonym: Kishambaa
Population: 565,000 (Mradi wa Lugha za Tanzania 2009).
Location:: Tanga region: Lushoto district, Usambara mountains; Kilimanjaro and Manyara regions.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Shambala (G.23)
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 75% with Bondei [bou], 68% with Ngulu [ngp] and Zigula [ziw].
Language Use: Used by all. Used as L2 by Mbugu [mhd].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 1908.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Shambala
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Muslim, Christian, traditional religion.

Location: Tanga region: Lushoto district, Usambara mountains; Kilimanjaro and Manyara regions.