Pangwa_language Knowpia

Pangwa
Pangwa
Ekipangwa
Native to	Tanzania
Native speakers	95,000 (2002)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Kisi-Pangwa Pangwa; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	pbr
Glottolog	pang1287
Guthrie code	G.64
Linguasphere	99-AUS-uc

The Pangwa are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group based in the Kipengere Range on the eastern shore of Lake Malawi, in the Ludewa District of Njombe Region in southern Tanzania. In 2002 the Pangwa population was estimated to number 95,000 [1]. The Pangwa language is a member of the Bantu family.

Alternate names for Pangwa are Ekipangwa and Kipangwa.

References edit

^ Pangwa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

[e18-1] Pangwa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Guthrie-2] Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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Pangwa
Ekipangwa
Native to	Tanzania
Native speakers	95,000 (2002)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Kisi-Pangwa Pangwa
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`pbr`
Glottolog	`pang1287`
Guthrie code	`G.64`^[2]
Linguasphere	`99-AUS-uc`