Rutara languages

Rutara
Rutara
Runyakitara ; Nyoroan
Geographic; distribution	Uganda, Tanzania, the DRC and Rwanda
Ethnicity	Rutara people
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Great Lakes Bantu West Nyanza Rutara; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Proto-language	Proto-Rutara
Subdivisions	North Rutara; South Rutara; Kerewe; Zinza;
Language codes
Glottolog	ruta1242

The Rutara or Runyakitara languages (endonym: Orutara, Orunyakitara) are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken in the African Great Lakes region. They include languages such as Runyoro, Runyankore, Rukiga and Ruhaya. The language group takes its name from the Empire of Kitara.

Geographic
distributionUganda, Tanzania, the DRC and Rwanda

Proto-languageProto-Rutara^[1]

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Rutara
Runyakitara Nyoroan
Geographic distribution	Uganda, Tanzania, the DRC and Rwanda
Ethnicity	Rutara people
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Great Lakes Bantu West Nyanza Rutara
Proto-language	Proto-Rutara^[1]
Subdivisions	North Rutara South Rutara Kerewe Zinza
Language codes
Glottolog	`ruta1242`