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Vidunda (G38) as an Endangered Language?
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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

<10,000

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

No data

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Ethnic Population

9,794

Non-monolingual speakers

All

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Year of info

2009

Location and Context

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Location description

Vidunda Ward of Kilosa District/Morogoro Region in Central Tanzania.

Government support

Community languages are discouraged.

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Vidunda Ward of Kilosa District/Morogoro Region in Central Tanzania.

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Other languages used

Swahili

Domains of other languages

School

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"The major factor that shapes language use among the children is the complete L2 immersion in school as the result of the language policy implementation in primary education. In government schools L2 is the sole medium of instruction throughout grade one to grade seven."

Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

10,000

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

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Coordinates

-6.8664, 37.304

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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

32,000

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Year of info

2015

Location and Context

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Tanzania

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Location description

"Morogoro region: east of Hehe [heh] language area; south of Mikumi town, Kidodi mountains west, west of Kutu."

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Latin

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"Morogoro region: east of Hehe [heh] language area; south of Mikumi town, Kidodi mountains west, west of Kutu."

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32,000

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