Luguru language
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Luguru is a Bantu language spoken by the Luguru people of the Morogoro
region of Tanzania
. The name is also spelled Lughuru, Lugulu, Ruguru. It is closely related to Gogo
and Zaramo
, but is not intelligible with other languages.
Morogoro
Morogoro is a city with an urban population of 206,868 in the southern highlands of Tanzania, 190 km west of Dar es Salaam. It is the capital of the Morogoro Region...
region of Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. The name is also spelled Lughuru, Lugulu, Ruguru. It is closely related to Gogo
Gogo language
Gogo is a Bantu language spoken by the Gogo people of Dodoma Region in Tanzania. The language is spoken throughout Dodoma Region and into the neighbouring district of Manyoni...
and Zaramo
Zaramo language
Zaramo is a Niger–Congo language, formerly the primary tongue of the Zaramo people of eastern Tanzania. Today there are very few speakers, as the Zaramo population mainly use Swahili instead. The language is also known as Zalamo, Kizaramo, Dzalamo, Zaramu, Saramo or Myagatwa.The New Testament was...
, but is not intelligible with other languages.