Ndengereko language

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

Ndengereko, also known as Rufiji (Fiji, Ruihi) after the local river,[3] is a Bantu language of the Matumbi hills, near Kibiti, and near Mchukivi and Bungu, Tanzania.

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.