Ngasa

A language of Tanzania

ISO 639: nsg
Alternate Names: Kingasa, Kingassa, Ongamo, Shaka
Population: No known L1 speakers. 15 semi-speakers in 2003 (Legère 2012).
Location:: Kilimanjaro region: Rombo district, Useri division, Ubetu-Kahe sub-division, Ubetu.
Language Status: 10 (Extinct).
Classification: Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Southern (n languages), Nilotic, Eastern, Lotuxo-Teso, Lotuxo-Maa, Ongamo-Maa
Dialects: Lexical similarity: 60% with Maasai [mas], 59% with Samburu [saq], 58% with the Chamus dialect of Samburu.
Language Use: Shifted to Mochi [old], Seri dialect (Legère 2012).
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Ngasa
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Kilimanjaro region: Rombo district, Useri division, Ubetu-Kahe sub-division, Ubetu.