Pare (language)

Pare (kipare)
Spoken in	Tanzania
Linguistic classification	Niger Congo Languages Volta Congo languages Benue Congo Bantoid languages Bantu languages Pare
Official status
Official language in	nowhere official language
Language codes
ISO 639 -1	-
ISO 639 -2	( B ) -	( T ) -
ISO 639-3	asa

Pare (own name Kipare , also called Asu , Chasu , Athu or Chathu ) is a Bantu language that is spoken by half a million people in Tanzania .

The speakers call themselves Pare ( Wapare ) and live in the Pare Mountains in the vicinity of Kilimanjaro . Most speak Swahili as a second language, some also speak English.

Pare belongs to the Guthrie zone G20 and is closely related to the Taveta .

Web links

• Information about Pare in the Ethnologue