Kabwa language

{{Short description|Bantu language of Tanzania}}

{{Infobox language

|name =Kabwa

|nativename =

|states =Tanzania

|region =Mara Region

|ethnicity =

|speakers =14,000

|date =2011

|ref =e18

|familycolor=Niger-Congo

|fam2 =Atlantic–Congo

|fam3 =Benue–Congo

|fam4 =Bantoid

|fam5 =Bantu

|fam6 =Northeast Bantu

|fam7 =Great Lakes Bantu

|fam8 =Logooli–Kuria (E.40)

|iso3 =cwa

|glotto =kabw1241

|glottorefname=Kabwa

|guthrie =JE.405

}}

Kabwa (Ekikabwa) is a Bantu language of northern Tanzania.

According to the Kabwa orthography statement published by SIL,{{cite book |language=en |first1=Rebekah |last1=Overton |first2=John B. |last2=Walker |first3=Holly |last3=Robinson |date=2017a |title=Kabwa orthography statement |publisher=SIL International |url=https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/73084}} Kabwa was spoken by approximately 8500 people in 2007. Kabwa is described in the orthography statement as a distinct language, although similar to Sweta and Kiroba (see Kuria language and Suba-Simbiti language), and having no dialects.