Haya language
Bantu language of Tanzania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Haya (Oruhaya) is a Bantu language spoken by the Haya people of Tanzania, in the south and southwest coast of Lake Victoria. In 1991, the population of Haya speakers was estimated at 1,200,000 people . Its closest relative is the Nyambo language and it is also closely related to the languages of southwest Uganda such as Nkore-Kiga, Rutooro and Runyoro which all form a group called Rutara.
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Haya | |
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Luhaya, Oruhaya | |
Region | Tanzania |
Ethnicity | Haya people |
Native speakers | 1.3 million (2006)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | hay |
Glottolog | haya1250 |
JE.22 [2] |
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Maho (2009) classifies JE221 Rashi as closest to Haya.[2] It has no ISO code, but is covered by the ISO 639-3 code hay
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