Kichaga
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- The Kichaga language is widely spoken in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Examples
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Researchers are documenting traditional stories in Kichaga to preserve the region's oral history.
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He learned basic Kichaga phrases before traveling to northern Tanzania.
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The Kichaga language is rich in proverbs.
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Many people in Tanzania speak Kichaga.
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He learned basic Kichaga phrases before traveling to northern Tanzania.
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Researchers are documenting traditional stories in Kichaga to preserve the region's oral history.
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The Kichaga language is widely spoken in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Synonyms
A language spoken by the Chaga people on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania
A language spoken by the Chagga people in northern Tanzania
A language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania
A language spoken by people on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania
A language spoken by the Chaga people on Mount Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania
Compounds
A language spoken by the Chaga people on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Kichaga comes from the name Chaga plus the Bantu prefix Ki- meaning 'language of', so it means 'language of the Chaga people'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of Kiswahili, where Ki- does the same thing of naming a language.
