Haya language

Haya ("Oluhaya;" Swahili: "Kihaya") is a Bantu language spoken by the Haya people of Tanzania, in the south and southwest coast of Lake Victoria. In 1991, the population of Haya speakers was estimated at 1,200,000 people . Its closest relative is the Nyambo language and It is also closely related to the languages of southwest Uganda such as Nkore-Kiga, Rutooro and Runyoro which all form a group called "Rutara"
Maho (2009) classifies JE221 Rashi as closest to Haya. It has no ISO 639-1 or ISO 639-2 code, but is included in ISO 639-3 as codice_1.
Phonology.
Vowels.
When a high vowel /i, u/ precedes a non-high vowel, it is realized as an approximant sound [j, w].
Tones.
Two tones are present in Haya; high /v́/ and low /v̀/.