Zinza language
Bantu language spoken in Tanzania
| Zinza | |
|---|---|
| Ecizinza | |
| Native to | Tanzania |
| Region | Lake Victoria |
| Ethnicity | Zinza |
Native speakers | (140,000 cited 1987)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | zin |
| Glottolog | zinz1238 |
JE.23[2] | |
Zinza (Dzinda) is a Bantu language of Tanzania, spoken on the southern shore of Lake Victoria.
References
- ^ Zinza at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
Further reading
- Kulwa, Bahati (2016). Assessment of Zinza Language Lexical Change: A Case of Kome Island Sengerema District (MA thesis). University of Dodoma. hdl:20.500.12661/1127.
- Odden, David (2000). "The phrasal tonology of Zinza". Journal of African Languages and Linguistics. 21 (1). Walter de Gruyter: 45–76. doi:10.1515/jall.2000.21.1.45.
- Odom, Shannon Ronit (2016). The Grammar Basics of Zinza. Dallas, Texas: SIL International.
- Rubanza, Yunus Ismail (2008). Lizinza: msamiati wa Luzinza-Kiswahili-Kiingereza na Kiingereza-Luzinza-Kiswahili. Languages of Tanzania. Vol. 8. Dept. of Foreign Languages and Linguistics, University of Dar es Salaam. ISBN 9789987691104. OCLC 433553465.
- Rubanza, Yunus Ismail (2008). Luzinza lexicon. Languages of Tanzania. Vol. 9. Dept. of Foreign Languages and Linguistics, Univ. of Dar es Salaam.
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