Zaramo is thought to be passed down matrilineally to the children in these villages, while it remains critically endangered in the city.
Zaramo is the official language of a Bantu tribe located in the coastal area surrounding the former capital city of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam.
A migration of the Zaramo people eastward from their original location in Tanzania has been the source of slight changes in their cultural language.
Most Zaramo people speak Swahili as their first language today and have adopted Swahili-Arabic names.
The rural, costal area is home to the Zaramo people who are the only ethnic group to speak the language.