Sukuma
Language Information
Sukuma is spoken in northwestern Tanzania, south of Lake Victoria, around Mwanza and Shinyanga.
Sukuma is a Bantu language closely related to Nyamwezi, with about 5 million or more speakers, making the Sukuma the largest ethnic group of Tanzania.
Sukuma is a Bantu language closely related to Nyamwezi, with about 5 million or more speakers, making the Sukuma the largest ethnic group of Tanzania.
- Language Family
- Niger-Congo
- Subgroup
- Benue-Congo
- Branch
- Bantu
Sukuma Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Sukuma
Banhu bose bakabyalagwa na wiyabi na bakabizaga na makujo na sekge jabo jilenganilile. Banhu bose bakabizaga na masala na buhabuji; hukuyomba balidakilwa gubi na witogwa gidi bana ba myaji umo.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights