Luguru language

Luguru
Luguru
Ikiruguru
Native to	Tanzania
Ethnicity	Luguru
Native speakers	(690,000 cited 2001)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Northeast Coast Bantu Ruvu (G30+G10) Luguru; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ruf
Glottolog	lugu1238
Guthrie code	G.35

Last updated January 22, 2026

Luguru (Swahili : Kiluguru) is a Bantu language spoken by the Luguru people of the Morogoro region and the Pwani region of Tanzania. The name is also spelled Lughuru, Lugulu, Ruguru. It is closely related to Gogo and Zaramo, but is not intelligible with other languages.

References

↑ Luguru at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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[e18-1] Luguru at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Guthrie-2] Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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Luguru
Ikiruguru
Native to	Tanzania
Ethnicity	Luguru
Native speakers	(690,000 cited 2001)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Northeast Coast Bantu Ruvu (G30+G10) Luguru
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`ruf`
Glottolog	`lugu1238`
Guthrie code	`G.35`^[2]