Iramba language
Iramba | |
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Nilamba | |
Native to | Tanzania |
Ethnicity | Nilamba, Iambi |
Native speakers
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460,000 (2006)[1] |
Niger–Congo
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | nim |
Glottolog | nila1242 [2] |
F.31 [3] |
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Iramba, also known as Nilamba (there is no distinction between /r/ and /l/) is a Bantu language of spoken by the Nilamba and Iambi people of the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania.
Forms of the name occur with and without the prefix ni- or i-, as well as iki- (Swahili ki-) as the noun-class prefix for 'language', and variation of r ~ l ~ ly in the root. This results in a large number of superficial variants, including Nilamba, Niramba, Nilyamba, Nyilamba, Ikinilamba, Ikiniramba, Ilamba, Iramba, Kinilamba, Kiniramba; there is also Nilambari.
The 50,000 Iambi speak a slightly divergent dialect, sometimes listed as a distinct language. On the other hand, the Isanzu language is sometimes included as a dialect.[3]
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Note: The Guthrie classification is geographic and its groupings do not imply a relationship between the languages within them.
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- ↑ Iramba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online