Nyamwezi language

Nyamwezi
KiNyamwezi
RegionTanzania
EthnicityNyamwezi
Native speakers
(1.5 million cited 1987–2016)
Language codes
ISO 639-2nym
ISO 639-3nym
Glottolognyam1276
F.22

Nyamwezi is a major Bantu language of central Tanzania. It forms a dialect continuum with Sukuma, but is more distinct from it.

Konongo and Ruwila are sometimes considered dialects.

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