Kwaya 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.

Kwaya
Native to	Tanzania
Region	Mara Region
Native speakers	120,000 (2005)[1]
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
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kya
Glottolog	kway1241
Guthrie code	JE.251,253[2]

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