Haya | |
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Ziba | |
OluhayaOruhaya' | |
Region | Tanzania |
Ethnicity | Haya people |
Native speakers
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1.3 million (2006) |
Niger–Congo
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | haya1250 |
JE.22 |
Haya (Oluhaya; Swahili: Kihaya) is a Niger–Congo language spoken by the Haya people of Tanzania, in the south and southwest coast of Lake Victoria. In 1991, the population of Haya speakers was estimated at 1,200,000 people [1].
Maho (2009) classifies JE221 Rashi as closest to Haya. It has no ISO code.
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