Kivunjo (also Vunjo) is a Bantu language, spoken mainly in Tanzania and by some over the border in Kenya, by approximately 300,000 people (1992 UBS). It is spoken in the Chaga area of the Kilimanjaro region. Kivunjo is closely related to the other Chaga languages Rombo, Moshi, and Machame languages, with which it is said to form a dialect continuum.

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  • Kivunjo (also Vunjo) is a Bantu language, spoken mainly in Tanzania and by some over the border in Kenya, by approximately 300,000 people (1992 UBS). It is spoken in the Chaga area of the Kilimanjaro region. Kivunjo is closely related to the other Chaga languages Rombo, Moshi, and Machame languages, with which it is said to form a dialect continuum.
  • O kivunjo (também chamado vunjo) é uma língua bantu falada principalmente na Tanzânia e na fronteira com o Quênia, por aproximadamente 300,000 pessoas (1992 UBS). O kivunjo é falado na area Chaga da região do Kilimanjaro. O kivunjo é intimamente relacionado às línguas chaga; rombo, moshi, e machame, que muitos dizem ser uma continuidade dialectal. Dalgish, Gerard M. (1978) 'The syntax and semantics of the morpheme ni in kiVunjo (Chaga)', Kiswahili, 48, 1, 42–56. Philippson, Gérard (1984) '"Gens des bananeraies" (Tanzanie): contribution linguistique à l'histoire culturelle des Chaga du Kilimanjaro' (Cahier no. 16. ) Paris: Editions Recherche sur les civilisations. Ethnologue report on Vunjo
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  • Niger-Congo
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  • kiVunjo
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  • Kilimanjaro Region, Chaga area
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  • Kivunjo (also Vunjo) is a Bantu language, spoken mainly in Tanzania and by some over the border in Kenya, by approximately 300,000 people (1992 UBS). It is spoken in the Chaga area of the Kilimanjaro region. Kivunjo is closely related to the other Chaga languages Rombo, Moshi, and Machame languages, with which it is said to form a dialect continuum.
  • O kivunjo (também chamado vunjo) é uma língua bantu falada principalmente na Tanzânia e na fronteira com o Quênia, por aproximadamente 300,000 pessoas (1992 UBS). O kivunjo é falado na area Chaga da região do Kilimanjaro. O kivunjo é intimamente relacionado às línguas chaga; rombo, moshi, e machame, que muitos dizem ser uma continuidade dialectal. Dalgish, Gerard M. (1978) 'The syntax and semantics of the morpheme ni in kiVunjo (Chaga)', Kiswahili, 48, 1, 42–56.
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  • Wunjo language
  • Língua kivunjo
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  • kiVunjo
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