Haya_language
Haya language
Bantu language of Tanzania
Haya (Oruhaya) is a Bantu language spoken by the Haya people of Tanzania, in the south and southwest coast of Lake Victoria. In 1991, the population of Haya speakers was estimated at 1,200,000 people . Its closest relative is the Nyambo language and it is also closely related to the languages of southwest Uganda such as Nkore-Kiga, Rutooro and Runyoro which all form a group called Rutara.
Maho (2009) classifies JE221 Rashi as closest to Haya.[2] It has no ISO code, but is covered by the ISO 639-3 code hay
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