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Preferred term

hehHehe  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • Hehe is a Bantu language spoken by the Hehe people of the Iringa region of Tanzania. It was reported to have "Ngoni" features, that is, words of a Zulu-like language introduced when conquered by a Nguni or Zulu-like people in the early 19th century. However, other "Ngoni" speeches seem to have lost most of these distinctive features over the past 150-odd years, the language more resembling those of the neighbouring peoples. Some Bible translation (British and Foreign Bible Society).

Entry terms

  • Hehe language

ISO 639-3 code

  • heh

Notation

  • heh

In other languages

  • Hehe

    French

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/heh

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