Zigula language

Zigula
Mushunguli
Chizigula
Native toTanzania, Somalia
EthnicityZigua, Mushungulu
Native speakers
480,000 (2009–2020)[1]
Dialects
  • Mushunguli
  • Zigula
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
ziw – Zigula
xma – Mushungulu
Glottologzigu1244
G.31,311[2]
ELPMushungulu
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PeopleWazigula
LanguageChizigula

The Zigula or Zigua language, Chizigua, is a Bantu language of Tanzania and Somalia, where the Mushunguli (or Mushungulu) dialect is spoken.[3]

  1. ^ Zigula at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Closed access icon
    Mushungulu at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. ^ Declich, Francesca. 1995. "Gendered Narratives," History, and Identity: Two Centuries along the Juba River among the Zigula and Shanbara. History in Africa 22: 93-122.