Fipa

• Alternate names: Cifipa, Fiba, Icifipa, Kifipa
• Scriptures published: New Testament (1988)
• Literacy: Not taught in primary schools. N
• Primary country: United Republic of Tanzania
• Region: Rukwa Region, Sumbawanga Urban and Nkansi districts, between lakes Tanganyika and Rukwa
• Also used in: Malawi
• Religion: Christian, traditional religion
• Livelihood: Agriculturalists: millet, maize, lima beans, sweet potatoes, cassava, peanuts, spinach, tomatoes, onions, potatoes, chiles, sorghum, bananas, papayas, oranges, limes, mangoes, tobacco, coconuts, wheat, coffee; animal husbandry: cattle, sheep, goats, fowl, pigeons; fishermen
• Number of users: 195,000

(data from Ethnologue and other sources)

Scripture

• Forum of Bible Agencies International: Find a Bible in Fipa
• World Bibles: all known Scripture available in Fipa on the web
• Joshua Project: Fipa — facts and resources

Other

• ScriptSource: writing systems of the world
• Ethnologue entry for Fipa — detailed linguistic information.
• Survey Reports at sil.org:
  • A sociolinguistic survey of the Fipa language community: ethnic identity and dialect diversity