Luguru

A language of Tanzania

ISO 639: ruf
Alternate Names: Cilugulu, Guru, Ikiruguru, Kiluguru, Kiruguru, Lughuru, Lugulu, Ruguru
Population: 404,000 (Mradi wa Lugha za Tanzania 2009).
Location:: Morogoro region: Kilosa and Morogoro districts; Pwani region: Bagamoyo district, Luguru mountains, and Dar es Salaam; central Zanzibar.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Zigula-Zaramo (G.35)
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 54% with Kami [kcu].
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Texts. NT: 2014.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Luguru
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Matrilineal. Muslim.

Location: Morogoro region: Kilosa and Morogoro districts; Pwani region: Bagamoyo district, Luguru mountains, and Dar es Salaam; central Zanzibar.