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Native to Tanzania

Region Mara Region

Native speakers 120,000 (2005)

Language family Niger–Congo

Atlantic–Congo
- Volta-Congo
  - Benue–Congo
    - Bantoid
      - Southern Bantoid
        Bantu
        Northeast Bantu
        Great Lakes Bantu
        East Nyanza
        Suguti
        Kwaya

Dialects

Kwaya
Ruri

ISO 639-3 kya

Guthrie code JE.251,253

Additional information

Kwaya language

Language

Kwaya is a Bantu language of Tanzania spoken by the Kwaya people. Jita–Kara–Kwaya are close to being dialects; Maho (2009) separates Ruri from Kwaya as equally distinct.

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Examples

Death-Kufwa

Ear-Okutwi

Eye-Linso

Four-Ne

Hand-Mboko

I-Nyimi

Name-Dzina

Night-Usiku

Nose-Mzunu

Sun-Kasubuka

Three-Tatu

Tongue-Ulimi

Tooth-Izinyu

Two-Mbila

Water-Amanji

Who-Nani

Wind-Omoya

You-Wewo

Sample text (Hail Mary)

Murembe, Maria, wizuye enema, omukama anawe, wabalikwa mu bagasi bone, na Yezu, mwana wamunda ayo yabalikwa. Maria mutakatifu, Nyira Ngumi, okisabire eswe abakayi ôri na mu nkaga yokufwa kweswe. Amina.

Translation

Hail Mary, full of grace. The lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God. Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.