Mochi is a Bantu language spoken in
Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...
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It is the
prestige language
Prestige may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Films
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* ''The Prestige'' (film), a 2006 American thriller direct ...
of the
Chaga people
The Chaga or Chagga () are a Bantu ethnic group from Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania and Arusha Region of Tanzania. They are the third-largest ethnic group in Tanzania. They founded the now former sovereign Chagga states on the slopes of Mou ...
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See also
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Bantu languages
The Bantu languages (English: , Proto-Bantu language, Proto-Bantu: *bantʊ̀), or Ntu languages are a language family of about 600 languages of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern, East Africa, Eastern and Southeast Africa, South ...
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Langues of Tanzania
Notes and references
Bibliography
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External links
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Glottolog
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Bantu languages
Languages of Tanzania