• Source: West Kilimanjaro language

West Kilimanjaro, or West Chaga, is a Bantu language of Tanzania spoken by the Chaga people.
There are several dialects:

Rwa (Rwo, Meru, Kirwo), or Meru, from Mount Meru
Mashami (Kimashame), or "Hai" (Kihai)
Siha
Kiwoso (Kibosho including Kindi, Kombo, Mweka)
Masama
Ng’uni




Phonology






= Vowels

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= Consonants

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/ɣ/ may also be heard as uvular [ʁ] in free variation.
/β/ can also be realized as [ʋ] or [w] among some speakers.
[ɟ] is found in loanwords.
/h/ only rarely occurs.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Tanzania
• In Our Time (kumpulan cerpen)
• West Kilimanjaro language
• Mount Kilimanjaro
• Chaga people
• Chaga languages
• HAI
• Kilimanjaro Region
• Chagga states
• The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952 film)
• Languages of Tanzania
• Key West