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Nyamwezi

Nyamwezi

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A Bantu language spoken in central Tanzania
  • noun
: nyamwezi
  • Many people in central Tanzania speak Nyamwezi as their first language.

Examples

  • The Nyamwezi language has many dialects.

  • Linguists have studied the grammar and structure of Nyamwezi extensively.

  • She learned to greet local villagers in Nyamwezi during her stay in Tanzania.

  • I am learning Nyamwezi to communicate better.

  • Many people in central Tanzania speak Nyamwezi as their first language.

  • She learned to greet local villagers in Nyamwezi during her stay in Tanzania.

  • Linguists have studied the grammar and structure of Nyamwezi extensively.

Synonyms

Nyamwezi language
vsNyamwezi
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A language spoken by the Nyamwezi people in central Tanzania

refers to the same language without mentioning the speaker group

Compounds

Nyamwezi language
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A language spoken by the Nyamwezi people in central Tanzania

Surface Forms

Nyamwezi singular
Nyamwezi plural

Etymology

Nyamwezi comes from Swahili and is often said to mean 'people of the moon', from mwezi 'moon'. So the Nyamwezi language is the speech of those 'moon people' in central Tanzania.