The Rutara languages, also called Runyakitara, are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken in the African Great Lakes region, including Runyoro, Runyankore, Rukiga and Ruhaya. The language group takes its name from the historical Empire of Kitara.
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Classification Confidence Reconstructed Ancestor RegionUganda, Tanzania, the DRC and Rwanda 2 Proto-Language StatusProto-Rutara, glottochronologically dated to 500 AD in the Kagera region 2 Compare
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1. Glottolog: Rutara (languoid record)
GlottologLanguoid record: child_language_count
"child_language_count": 11
Languoid record: level and category
"level": "family", "bookkeeping": false, "category": "Family"
View the Source 2. Rutara languages - Wikipedia
Infobox, region
Uganda, Tanzania, the DRC and Rwanda
History
Proto-Rutara emerged in the year 500AD
Infobox: protoname
Proto-Rutara
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