Bungu language

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Bungu
Native to Tanzania
Ethnicity Bungu people
Native speakers
30,000 (2009) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 wun
Glottolog bung1265
F.25 [2]

Bungu (Kibungu, Wungu) is a Bantu language of Tanzania.

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References

  1. Bungu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online