Kabwa | |
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Native to | Tanzania |
Region | Mara Region |
Native speakers | 14,000 (2011)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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ISO 639-3 | cwa |
Glottolog | kabw1241 |
JE.405 [2] | |
ELP | Kabwa |
Kabwa (Ekikabwa) is a Bantu language of Tanzania.
According to the Kabwa orthography statement published by SIL,[3] Kabwa was spoken by approximately 8500 people in 2007. Kabwa is described in the orthography statement as a distinct language, although similar to Sweta and Kiroba (see Kuria language and Suba-Simbiti language) , and having no dialects.
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