Kahe language

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Kahe
Native to
Moshi
Native speakers
(2,700 cited 1987)[1]
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Language codes
ISO 639-3hka
Glottologkahe1238
E.64[2]

The Kahe are an ethnic and linguistic group based southeast of

Moshi in Kilimanjaro Region Tanzania. The Kahe language, or Kikahe, is in the Chagga cluster of Bantu languages. Three dialects are recognized: Kimwangaria, Msengoni and Kichangareni.[3] Kikahe is spoken by 9,130 people, and is one of the smaller language communities in Tanzania.[4]

References

  1. ^ Kahe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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  4. ^ Muzale, H. & Rugemalira, J. (2008). Researching and Documenting the Languages of Tanzania. LOT Project, University of Dar es Salaam