Matumbi language
Matuumbi, also known as Kimatuumbi and Kimatumbi, is a language spoken in Tanzania in the Kipatimu region of the Kilwa District, south of the Rufiji river. It is a Bantu language, P13 in Guthrie's classification. Kimatuumbi is closely related to the Ngindo, Rufiji and Ndengereko languages. It is spoken by about 70,000 people, according to the Ethnologue.
| Matumbi | |
|---|---|
| Kimatuumbi | |
| Native to | Tanzania |
| Region | Kilwa district |
| Ethnicity | Matumbi people |
Native speakers | (72,000 cited 1978) |
Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mgw |
| Glottolog | matu1259 |
P.13 | |
Matuumbi is the augmentative plural of the Kimatuumbi word for 'hills' (singular form: kituumbi, class 7/8). Ki- is a Bantu noun class prefix attached to nouns of the class that includes languages (cf. Kiswahili, Kikongo).
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