The Turu or Nyaturu language, ''Kinyaturu'', also known as Rimi ''Kirimi'', is a
Bantu language
The Bantu languages (English: , Proto-Bantu: *bantʊ̀) are a large family of languages spoken by the Bantu people of Central, Southern, Eastern africa and Southeast Africa. They form the largest branch of the Southern Bantoid languages.
The t ...
of spoken by the
''Wanyaturu'' also known as ''Arimi'' of the
Singida region of
Tanzania. Excluding the Bantu language prefixes ''Ke-'' and ''Ki-,'' other spellings of the language are ''Limi'' and ''Remi''. Dialects of the three Turu tribes are ''Girwana'' of the ''Airwana (Wilwana)'' in the north, ''Giahi'' of the ''Vahi (Wahi)'' in the south and west, and ''Ginyamunyinganyi'' of the ''Anyiŋanyi (Wanyinganyi)'' in the east.
References
Languages of Tanzania
Northeast Bantu languages
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