OLAC resources in and about the Shambala language

ISO 639-3: ksb

The combined catalog of all OLAC participants contains the following resources that are relevant to this language:

• Primary texts
• Lexical resources
• Language descriptions
• Other resources about the language

Other known names and dialect names: Kisambaa, Kishambaa, Kishambala, Sambaa, Sambala, Sambara, Schambala, Shambaa

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Primary texts

1. Handbuch der Shambala-Sprache in Usambara, Deutsch-Ostafrika : mit Texten, einem Shambala-Deutschen und einem Deutsch-Shambala-Wörterbuch. Seidel, A. 1895. Dresden-Leibzig : Alexander Köhler. oai:gial.edu:27781

Lexical resources

1. Handbuch der Shambala-Sprache in Usambara, Deutsch-Ostafrika : mit Texten, einem Shambala-Deutschen und einem Deutsch-Shambala-Wörterbuch. Seidel, A. 1895. Dresden-Leibzig : Alexander Köhler. oai:gial.edu:27781

Language descriptions

1. Handbuch der Shambala-Sprache in Usambara, Deutsch-Ostafrika : mit Texten, einem Shambala-Deutschen und einem Deutsch-Shambala-Wörterbuch. Seidel, A. 1895. Dresden-Leibzig : Alexander Köhler. oai:gial.edu:27781
2. ONLINEGlottolog 5.2 Resources for Shambala. n.a. 2025. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:sham1280
3. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for Shambala. n.a. 2024. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wals.info:shm
4. ONLINEWOLD Resources for Sambaa. n.a. 2013. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wold.clld.org:312

Other resources about the language

1. ONLINEA Classified Vocabulary of the Shambala Language, with Outline Grammar. Besha, Ruth M. 1993. Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa. oai:refdb.wals.info:2169
2. Peasant intellectuals : anthropology and history in Tanzania. Feierman, Steven, 1940-. 1990. Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press. oai:gial.edu:6775
3. ONLINEShambala: a language of Tanzania. n.a. 2018. SIL International. oai:ethnologue.com:ksb
4. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for Shambala. Damir Cavar, eLinguistics Foundation Board Member (editor); Malgorzata E. Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2022-05-31. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_ksb

Other known names and dialect names: Kisambaa, Kishambaa, Kishambala, Sambaa, Sambala, Sambara, Schambala, Shambaa

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