Mbugwe

A language of Tanzania

ISO 639: mgz
Alternate Names: Buwe, Kemboowɛ, Kimbugwe, Kiumbugwe, Mbuwe
Population: 37,200 (Mradi wa Lugha za Tanzania 2009).
Location:: Manyara region: Babati district.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, F, Nilamba-Rangi (F.34)
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 74% with Langi [lag].
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. All ages, although villages increasingly mixed (ethnically), and children tend to learn Swahili [swh] alongside or even before Mbugwe.
Language Development: Bible portions: 2017.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mbugwe
Writing: Latin script [Latn], used since 2017.
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.

Location: Manyara region: Babati district.