Zanaki | Ethnologue

A language of Tanzania

ISO 639: zak
Alternate Names: Ikizanaki, Ilizanaki, Kizanaki
Autonym: Ekizanaki
Population: 97,400 (Mradi wa Lugha za Tanzania 2009).
Location:: Mara region: Musoma rural district, Makongoro division.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Logooli-Kuria (E.44)
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 87% with Ikizu [ikz], 74% with Ikoma [ntk], 76% with Ngoreme [ngq], 66% with Kuria [kuj], 50% with Gusii [guz].
Typology: 5 vowel system.
Language Use: Children learn Zanaki first. Home, field-work, local gatherings. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Swahili [swh], which is learned at an early age by children in multilingual villages.
Language Development: Bible portions: 1948–2013.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Zanaki
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.

Location: Mara region: Musoma rural district, Makongoro division.