Being literate should not be a privilege.
(Zinza, Tanzania)

Largest Ethnic Groups: Sukuma 3,200,000; Gogo 1,300,000; Makonda 1,140,000; Haya 1,200,000; Chagga 1,000,000; Ha 990,000; Nyakyusa 750,000; and Hehe 750,000.

Language Facts:

• Swahili and English are the republic's official languages; Arabic is also spoken on Zanzibar.
• Each language is distinct from the other; languages from the Bantu family have similar linguistic characteristics only.
• There are approximately 130 ethnic groups.
• There are approximately 105 Bantu languages in Tanzania.
• Wycliffe is working in 3 non-Bantu languages.
• Inhabitants of Indian and Arab descent constitute approximately 1% of the population and are concentrated in Zanzibar.
• The Bantu-speaking peoples include the Sukuma (the republic's largest ethnic group), Bena, Chagga, Gogo, Ha, Haya, Hehe, Luguru, Makonde, Makua, Ngoni, Nyakyusa, Nyamwezi, Nyaturu and others.
• The Masai, Luo and Datooga speak Nilotic languages.
• The Sandawe and the Hadza speak Khoisan-related languages.
• The Iraqw, Gorowa, Burunge and Alagwa speak Cushitic languages.