Chaga languages

{{Short description|Bantu dialect continuum}}

{{Infobox language family

|name=Chaga

|region = Kilimanjaro

|ethnicity=Chaga people

|familycolor=Niger-Congo

|fam2=Atlantic–Congo

|fam3=Volta-Congo

|fam4=Benue–Congo

|fam5=Bantoid

|fam6=Southern Bantoid

|fam7=Bantu

|fam8=Northeast Bantu

|fam9=Chaga–Taita

|glotto=chag1248

|glottorefname=Kilimanjaro Bantu

}}

{{Infobox ethnonym|person= Mchaga|people= Wachaga|language= Kichaga|country= Uchaggani}}

Chaga, also Kichaga or Kichagga, is a Bantu dialect continuum spoken by the Chaga people of northern Tanzania, south of Mount Kilimanjaro.

They also speak 9 dialects: Kivunjo, Kimarangu, Kirombo, Kimachame, Kisiha, Kikibosho, Kiuru, Kioldimoshi and Kingassa.

The Chaga languages are:Maho (2009)

• West Kilimanjaro (West Chaga), including Meru and Machame
• Central Kilimanjaro (Central Chaga), including Mochi (Old Moshi) and Wunjo
• Rombo
• Rusha (Arusha-Chini)
• Kahe
• Gweno