Languages of Tanzania

Languages: 150

Language Families: 9

Location

Languages by Family

Afro-Asiatic

(7 languages)

▼ Afro-Asiatic
- ▼ Cushitic
  - ▼ South Cushitic
    - † Aasax
    - ▼ Greater West Rift South Cushitic
      - † Kw'adza
      - ▼ West Rift South Cushitic
        
        Burunge
        
        ▼ Northern West Rift South Cushitic
        
        Alagwa
        
        ▼ Iraqwoid
        
        Gorowa
        
        Iraqw
- ▼ Semitic
  - ▼ West Semitic
    - ▼ Central Semitic
      - ▼ Arabian
        
        ▼ Arabic
        
        Standard Arabic

Atlantic-Congo

(121 languages)

▼ Atlantic-Congo
- ▼ Volta-Congo
  - ▼ Benue-Congo
    - ▼ Bantoid
      - ▼ Southern Bantoid
        
        ▼ Narrow Bantu
        
        ▼ East Bantu
        
        ▼ Corridor Bantu
        
        ▼ Mbozi
        
        ▼ Mbeya
        
        Malila
        
        Safwa
        
        ▼ Mwika
        
        Bungu
        
        ▼ Fipaic
        
        Fipa
        
        ▼ Maluwawaru
        
        Mambwe-Lungu
        
        Nyamwanga
        
        Rungwa
        
        ▼ Wanda
        
        Sichela
        
        Pimbwe
        
        ▼ Nyika-Lambya
        
        Lambya
        
        ▼ Nyika
        
        ▼ Central and Southern Nyika
        
        ▼ Mbozi-Malawi Nyika
        
        Nyiha (Malawi)
        
        Nyiha (Tanzania)
        
        Nyika (Tanzania)
        
        ▼ Nyakyusa-Ndali
        
        Ndali
        
        Nyakyusa-Ngonde
        
        ▼ Greater Lega
        
        ▼ Bembe-Buyu
        
        Bembe
        
        ▼ Kilombero
        
        Ndamba
        
        Pogolo
        
        ▼ Mbugwe-Langi
        
        Langi
        
        Mbugwe
        
        ▼ North Mozambique Bantu
        
        ▼ Makua-Lomwe
        
        Makhuwa-Meetto
        
        ▼ Northeast Savanna Bantu
        
        ▼ Central Kenya Bantu
        
        ▼ Gikuyu-Temi
        
        Temi
        
        ▼ Kamba-Dhaisu
        
        Dhaiso
        
        ▼ Great Lakes Bantu
        
        ▼ East Nyanza
        
        ▼ Nyanza Mara
        
        ▼ North Mara
        
        Gusii
        
        ▼ Kuriaic
        
        Kuria
        
        Suba-Simbiti
        
        Suba
        
        ▼ Unclassified North Mara
        
        Kabwa
        
        ▼ South Mara
        
        ▼ Southwest Mara
        
        Ikizu
        
        Zanaki
        
        ▼ Western Serengeti
        
        Ngoreme
        
        ▼ Southeast Mara
        
        Ikoma-Nata
        
        Isenye
        
        ▼ Suguti
        
        Jita
        
        Kara (Tanzania)
        
        Kwaya
        
        ▼ Greater Luyia
        
        Logooli
        
        ▼ West Nyanza
        
        ▼ Rutara
        
        Kerewe
        
        ▼ North Rutara
        
        ▼ Nkore-Kiga-Nyoro-Tooro
        
        ▼ Nkore-Kiga
        
        Nyankole
        
        ▼ South Rutara
        
        Haya
        
        Nyambo
        
        ▼ Zinza
        
        Subi
        
        ▼ Western Lakes Bantu
        
        ▼ Kivu
        
        ▼ West Highlands Kivu
        
        Kinyarwanda
        
        ▼ Rundic
        
        Ha
        
        ▼ Hangaza-Shubi
        
        Hangaza
        
        Shubi
        
        Rundi
        
        Vinza
        
        ▼ Kilimanjaro-Taita
        
        ▼ Kilimanjaro Bantu
        
        ▼ Chaga
        
        ▼ Central Kilimanjaro
        
        Kahe
        
        Mochi
        
        Vunjo
        
        Rombo
        
        ▼ West Kilimanjaro
        
        Machame
        
        Rwa
        
        Gweno
        
        ▼ Taita-Sagalla
        
        Taita
        
        ▼ Northeast Coastal Bantu
        
        ▼ Coastal NEC Bantu
        
        ▼ Mijikenda-Pokomo-Comorian
        
        ▼ Mijikenda
        
        ▼ Northern Mijikenda
        
        Duruma
        
        ▼ Southern Mijikenda
        
        Digo
        
        Segeju
        
        ▼ Sabaki-Swahili
        
        ▼ Swahili (G.40)
        
        ▼ Mombasa-Lamu-Inland Swahili
        
        Cutchi-Swahili
        
        ▼ Swahili
        
        Mwini
        
        ▼ Pare-Taveta
        
        ▼ Pareic
        
        Asu (Tanzania)
        
        Mbugu
        
        Taveta
        
        ▼ Ruvu
        
        ▼ East Ruvu
        
        ▼ Central East Ruvu
        
        Kami (Tanzania)
        
        ▼ Kutu-Zaramo
        
        Kutu
        
        Zaramo
        
        Kwere
        
        Doe
        
        Luguru
        
        Kagulu
        
        ▼ West Ruvu
        
        Gogo
        
        ▼ Seuta
        
        ▼ Bondei-Shambala
        
        Bondei
        
        Shambala
        
        ▼ Zigua-Nguu
        
        Ngulu
        
        ▼ Zigula-Mushungulu
        
        Zigula
        
        ▼ Vidunda-Sagala
        
        Sagala
        
        Vidunda
        
        ▼ Southern Tanzania Highlands Bantu
        
        ▼ Bena-Hehe
        
        ▼ Bena (Tanzania)
        
        Benamanga
        
        Hehe
        
        ▼ Kinga-Magoma
        
        Kinga
        
        Magoma
        
        ▼ Kisi-Pangwa
        
        Kisi
        
        Pangwa
        
        ▼ Manda-Ngoni
        
        Manda-Matumba
        
        ▼ Tanzania-Mozambique Ngoni
        
        Tanzanian Ngoni
        
        ▼ Wanji-Sangu
        
        Sangu (Tanzania)
        
        Vwanji
        
        ▼ Sukuma-Nyamwezi (F.20)
        
        ▼ Nyamwezic
        
        Kimbu
        
        ▼ Konongo-Ruwila
        
        Ruwila
        
        Nyamwezi
        
        Sukuma
        
        Sumbwa
        
        ▼ Unclassified Northeast Savanna Bantu
        
        ▼ Bende-Tongwe
        
        Bende
        
        Tongwe
        
        ▼ Nyaturu-Nilamba
        
        Isanzu
        
        Nilamba
        
        Nyaturu
        
        ▼ Rufiji-Ruvuma
        
        ▼ Rufijic
        
        ▼ Matengic
        
        Matengo
        
        Mpoto
        
        ▼ Ndendeule-Ngindo
        
        Ndendeule
        
        Ngindo
        
        ▼ Matumbic
        
        Matumbi
        
        Ndengereko
        
        Mbunga
        
        Ndwewe
        
        ▼ Unclassified Rufijic
        
        Nindi
        
        ▼ Ruvuma
        
        ▼ Makonde-Makwe
        
        ▼ Makonde
        
        Matambwe
        
        Makwe
        
        ▼ Unclassified Ruvuma
        
        Machinga
        
        ▼ Yaoic
        
        Mwera (Chimwera)
        
        Yao
        
        ▼ Tumbuka-Sena-Nyanja
        
        ▼ Sena-Nyanja
        
        ▼ Nyanjaic
        
        Mwera (Nyasa)
        
        Nyanja

Bookkeeping

(5 languages)

▼ Bookkeeping
- † Aramanik
- Kisankasa
- Mediak
- Ndonde Hamba
- Rufiji

Hadza

(1 language)

Hadza

Nilotic

(9 languages)

▼ Nilotic
- ▼ Eastern Nilotic
  - ▼ Teso-Lotuxo-Maa
    - ▼ Lotuxo-Maa
      - ▼ Ongamo-Maa
        
        † Ngasa
        
        ▼ Nuclear Maa
        
        Masai
- ▼ Southern Nilotic
  - ▼ Kalenjin
    - ▼ Okiek-Akie
      - Akie
      - Okiek
  - ▼ Tatoga-Omotik
    - ▼ Gemein Datooga
      - Biyanjiida
      - ▼ North-Central Datooga
        
        Barabayiiga-Gisamjanga
        
        Buraadiga
        
        Isimjeega-Rootigaanga
- ▼ Western Nilotic
  - ▼ Lwoo
    - ▼ Southern Lwoo
      - ▼ Adhola-Alur-Luo
        
        ▼ Adhola-Luo
        
        Luo (Kenya and Tanzania)

Sandawe

(1 language)

Sandawe

Sign Language

(1 language)

▼ Sign Language
- ▼ L1 Sign Language
  - Tanzanian Sign Language

Unattested

(2 languages)

▼ Unattested
- † Arusha
- ▼ Atlantic-Congo (Unattested)
  - † Ware

Unclassifiable

(3 languages)

▼ Unclassifiable