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. It is closely related to the Bemba language and Tumbuka language of Malawi and Zambia.
^Kwaya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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...
Kwaya Kusar is a Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kwaya Kusar. It has an area of 732 km2 and a population...
differences from Kwaya. Jita has the five vowel system - plus length contrasts - illustrated in the table below. As in many Bantu languages, vowel height...
are part of the ethnic groups in Nigeria. They are located in Biu, Hawul, Kwaya Kusar, Shani and Bayo of Borno State. They can also be found in Garkida...
Jera, is a Nigerian language reported to be spoken by 46,000 people in 2000. It is spoken in Borno and Gombe States, in the Biu, Kwaya-Kusar, Akko, and Yamaltu-Deba...
permitted to be recorded or broadcast, which at the time was ngoma, taarab, kwaya and dansi. The Broadcasting Services Act of 1993 allows private broadcast...
Panoan (also Pánoan, Panoano, Panoana, Páno) is a family of languages spoken in western Brazil, eastern Peru, and northern Bolivia. It is possibly a branch...
five music genres in Tanzania, as defined by BASATA are, ngoma, dansi, kwaya, and taarab, with bongo flava being added in 2001. Singeli has since the...
most spoken language in the group. The majority are threatened with extinction. The largest of these languages by far is the Tiv language for which the...
Sansani Pandiukude Pandi kamio Pokwangli Shelu Sikirit Tal Tanglang Todi Tudu kwaya There are 10 wards in Billiri local government and they are: Bangaje North...
languages as interpreted by Harald Hammarström, and following the Guthrie classification. Bantu languages Guthrie classification of Bantu languages Classification...
set out by Nyerere's inaugural address. Even TAMU still used dansi and kwaya as primary tools for education, national and political purposes. TAMU was...
five music genres in Tanzania, as defined by BASATA are, ngoma, dansi, kwaya, and taarab, with bongo flava being added in 2001. Singeli has since the...
group tends to be associated with shared ancestry, history, homeland, language or dialect and cultural heritage; where the term "culture" specifically...
Askira were added to the emirate. The Biu Emirate includes the Biu, Hawul, Kwaya Kusar and Bayo local government areas. The Biu Emirate has by convention...
and KAYAR, resulting in Sindarin *caen, caer. This was later changed to KWAYA, KWAY-AM, resulting in Sindarin pae, so that this older form must be updated...
legends, African cultures preserving an oral tradition of a flood include the Kwaya, Mbuti, Maasai, Mandin, and Yoruba peoples. Egypt Floods were seen as beneficial...
conflicts, a fact attributed to the unifying influence of the Swahili language. The ethnic groups mentioned here are mostly differentiated based on ethnolinguistic...
MCs usually perform in fast-paced rap, while female MCs usually perform kwaya. In the early 2000s vigodoro, meaning all night parties, began being organized...
languages are spoken in Borno State, particularly in the Mandara Mountains. Languages of Borno State listed by Local Government Area: Other languages...
Music of Tanzania Genres Bongo flava Singeli Taarab Dansi Kwaya Ngoma Media and performance Nationalistic and patriotic songs Regional music DR Congo...
borders the neighbouring state of Nigeria to the south, the municipalities of Kwaya and Yékoua to the west, the municipality of Bandé to the north and the municipality...
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