ISO 639-3 · zinzin
Niger–Congo family
Zinza
Zinza is a language of the West Nyanza branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Tanzania. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language spoken in Tanzania”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
zin- Glottocode
zinz1238- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- Wikipedia
- 9 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
11levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Zinza |
|---|---|
| Also called | Zinza language |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Zinza
The branches above Zinza, 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