The Turu or Nyaturu language, ''Kinyaturu'', also known as Rimi ''Kirimi'', is a

Bantu language 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 ...

of spoken by the ''Wanyaturu'' also known as ''Arimi'' of the Singida region of

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. 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.

Phonology

Consonants

Vowels

* Short vowel sounds /e, o/ may also be heard as more open �, ɔas allophones.

References

Languages of Tanzania Northeast Bantu languages {{Bantu-lang-stub