Zigula

A language of Tanzania

ISO 639: ziw
Alternate Names: Chizigula, Kizigua, Kizigula, Msegua, Seguha, Wayombo, Wazegua, Zeguha, Zegura, Zigoua, Zigua, Zigwa
Population: 442,000 (Mradi wa Lugha za Tanzania 2009).
Location:: Manyara region: west central; Pwani region: Bagamoyo district; Tanga region: northeast; Maasai steppe.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Zigula-Zaramo (G.31)
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 83% with Ngulu [ngp], 75% with Bondei [bou], 68% with Shambala [ksb], 70% with Doe [doe], 62% with Kwere [cwe].
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. Some also use Swahili [swh], a nonstandard street variety.
Language Development: Dictionary. Texts. NT: 2014.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Zigula
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Influenced linguistically by Doe [doe] and Kwere [cwe], and has influenced them. May be the same as Mushungulu [xma] in Somalia. Muslim, Christian.

Location: Manyara region: west central; Pwani region: Bagamoyo district; Tanga region: northeast; Maasai steppe.