Ndengereko language

Person	Mndengereko
People	Wandengereko
Language	Kindengereko
Country	Pwani

Ndengereko
Ndengereko
Kindengereko
Native to	Tanzania
Region	Pwani
Ethnicity	Ndengereko
Native speakers	72,000 (2013)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Rufiji–Ruvuma Matumbi language Matandu Ndengereko; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; ndg – Ndengereko; rui – Rufiji (duplicate code)
Glottolog	nden1248
Guthrie code	P.11, P.12

Last updated October 17, 2025

Ndengereko, is a Bantu language spoken in central coast of Tanzania mostly in the Pwani Region also known as Warufiji after the local River,^[3] the Matumbi hills, near Kibiti, and near Mchukivi and Bungu.

References

↑ Ndengereko at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Rufiji (duplicate code) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
↑ Harald Hammarström (2013) Review of the Ethnologue, 16th Ed.

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[e18-1] Ndengereko at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Rufiji (duplicate code) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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

[3] Harald Hammarström (2013) Review of the Ethnologue, 16th Ed.

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Ndengereko
Kindengereko
Native to	Tanzania
Region	Pwani
Ethnicity	Ndengereko
Native speakers	72,000 (2013)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Rufiji–Ruvuma Matumbi language Matandu Ndengereko
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: `ndg` – Ndengereko `rui` – Rufiji (duplicate code)
Glottolog	`nden1248`
Guthrie code	`P.11, P.12`^[2]