Sukuma language

Sukuma
Kɪsukuma/Kisukuma
RegionTanzania
EthnicitySukuma
Native speakers
8.1 million (2016)
Dialects
  • Gwe
  • Kiya
Language codes
ISO 639-2suk
ISO 639-3suk
Glottologsuku1261
F.21

Sukuma is a Bantu language of Tanzania, spoken in an area southeast of Lake Victoria between Mwanza, Shinyanga, and Lake Eyasi.