Kahe language
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]
| Kahe | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Tanzania |
| Region | near Moshi |
Native speakers | (2,700 cited 1987)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | hka |
| Glottolog | kahe1238 |
E.64[2] | |
References
- Kahe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- Kahigi, Kulikoyela K. (2008). Kikahe: Msamiati wa Kikahe-Kiswahili-Kiingereza na Kiingereza-Kikahe-Kiswahili (Kahe–Swahili–English and English–Kahe–Swahili Lexicon). Languages of Tanzania Project. ISBN 9987-691-15-3.
- Muzale, H. & Rugemalira, J. (2008). Researching and Documenting the Languages of Tanzania. LOT Project, University of Dar es Salaam
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