Kahe language

Kahe
Kahe
Native to	Tanzania
Region	near Moshi
Native speakers	(2,700 cited 1987)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Chaga–Taita Chaga Kahe; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	hka
Glottolog	kahe1238
Guthrie code	E.64

The Kahe are an ethnic and linguistic group based southeast of Moshi in Kilimanjaro Region Tanzania. The Kahe language, or Kikahe, is in the Chagga cluster of Bantu languages. Three dialects are recognized: Kimwangaria, Msengoni and Kichangareni. Kikahe is spoken by 9,130 people, and is one of the smaller language communities in Tanzania.

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