Vinza language

Vinza
Native toTanzania
EthnicityVinza
Native speakers
(10,000 cited 1987)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3vin
Glottologvinz1238
JD.67[2]
ELPVinza
PeopleWavinza
LanguageKivinza
CountryUvinza

Vinza is a Bantu language spoken by the Vinza people of Tanzania, approximately in the area of the town of Uvinza.[3] It is closely related to the languages of Rwanda and Burundi, including the Ha language of the northeastern shores of Lake Tanganyika.

References

  1. ↑ Vinza at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. ↑ Margaret Arminel Bryan, The Bantu Languages of Africa, Oxford University Press 1959. At that time there were about 5,000 speakers.


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