NIM ISO 639-3
Nilamba
Kĩnilyamba Autonym
A language of Tanzania
- ISO 639
- nim
- Alternate Names
- Ikinilamba, Ikiniramba, Ilamba, Ilinilamba, Iramba, Kinilamba, Kiniramba, Nilyamba, Niramba, Nyilamba, Nyiramba
- Autonym
- Kĩnilyamba
- Population
- 682,000 (2016). 50,000 Iambi.
- Location:
- Shinyanga, Singida, and Tabora regions.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, F, Nilamba-Rangi (F.31)
- Dialects
- Iambi (Nyambi), Mbuga, Ushoola (Kinaushoola). Lexical similarity: 56% with Nyamwezi [nym], 55% with Sukuma [suk], 45% with Sumbwa [suw].
- Language Use
- Used by all.
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Texts. NT: 1967.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Nilamba
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Shinyanga, Singida, and Tabora regions.
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