ISO 639-3 · rimrim
Niger–Congo family
Turu
Turu is a language of the East Bantu branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Tanzania. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language spoken in Tanzania”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
rim- Glottocode
nyat1246- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
8levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Turu |
|---|---|
| Also called | Nyaturu language, Keremi language, Kinyaturu language, Kiremi language, Limi language |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Turu
The branches above Turu, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Tanzania
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalaraArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafeswhKiswahiliNiger–Congo · 98.3 m1 · NationalswaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 mrunKirundiNiger–Congo · 8.8 m1 · NationalvmwMakhuwaNiger–Congo · 7.4 m5 · DevelopingtumTumbukaNiger–Congo · 7 m4 · EducationalsukSukumaNiger–Congo · 5.4 m5 · DevelopingayhHadhrami ArabicAfroasiatic · 4.5 m6a · VigorousluoDholuoNilo-Saharan · 3 m5 · Developing