Ikizu language

Bantu language spoken in Tanzania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ikizu (Ikikizu, Kiikiizo) is a Bantu language spoken by the Ikizu peoples of Tanzania. Its dialects are Ikizu proper and Sizaki. Maho (2009) treats Sizaki (Shashi) as a separate language. However, Ethnologue 16th edition retired the ISO code for Sizaki, merging it into Ikizu.

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Ikizu
Ikikizu
Native toTanzania
Native speakers
53,000 (2009)[1]
Dialects
  • Sizaki
  • Ikizu
Language codes
ISO 639-3ikz
Glottologikiz1238
JE.402,404[2]
ELPIkizu
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Orthography

Ikizu uses the Latin alphabet. It does not include the letters Q, V, or X. The letters B and C are only used in the forms Bh and Ch.

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