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Ndengereko language

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Ndengereko
Rufiji
Native toTanzania
RegionRuvuma
EthnicityNdengereko
Native speakers
72,000 (2013)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
ndg – Ndengereko
rui – Rufiji (duplicate code)
Glottolognden1248
P.11, P.12[2]

Ndengereko, also known as Rufiji (Fiji, Ruihi) after the local river,[3] is a Bantu language of the Matumbi hills, near Kibiti, and near Mchukivi and Bungu, Tanzania.

References

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  1. ^ Ndengereko at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Rufiji (duplicate code) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. ^ Harald Hammarström (2013) Review of the Ethnologue, 16th Ed.