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Pangwa language

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Pangwa
Ekipangwa
Native toTanzania
Native speakers
95,000 (2002)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3pbr
Glottologpang1287
G.64[2]
Linguasphere99-AUS-uc

The Pangwa are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group based in the Kipengere Range on the eastern shore of Lake Malawi, in the Ludewa District of Njombe Region in southern Tanzania. In 2002 the Pangwa population was estimated to number 95,000 [1]. The Pangwa language is a member of the Bantu family.

Alternate names for Pangwa are Ekipangwa and Kipangwa.

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References

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  1. ^ Pangwa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online