CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone R: South Mbundu
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:1142
LANGUAGE:Nyaneka
POPULATION:40,000
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone R: South Mbundu
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:1143
LANGUAGE:Nkumbi
LOCATION:Angola
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone R: South Mbundu
OTHERSOURC:Westphal, E. O. J. 1961. "Oluŋhkumbi Vocabulary," ALS 2, 49-63.
CONSONANTS:
p t k mb nd ŋɡ č ñɡ̌ f s h β m n ñ ŋ l
STOPS:p mb t nd k ŋɡ
AFFRICATES:č ñɡ̌
FRICATIVES:β f s h
NASALS:m n ñ ŋ
LATERALS:l
MODIFIEDCO:
Nc p b t d k ɡ ɡ̌ f s h cj p t nd β s l cʷ p mb t nd k s š ç l
GLIDES:j w
VOWELS:
FRONTVOWEL:i e
CENTRALVOW:a
BACKVOWELS:u o
NOUNNUMBER:s p
NOUNCLASSE:18
DEMONSTRAT:3
SYNTAX:N-NUM N-POSS
NUMBER:1144
LANGUAGE:Kwanyama
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone R: Ndonga
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:1145
LANGUAGE:Ndonga
LOCATION:N Namibia
POPULATION:350,000
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone R: Ndonga
OTHERSOURC:
Baucom, Kenneth L. 1972. "The Wambo Languages of South West Africa and Angola," JAL 11, 45-73. WALS
CONSONANTS:
p t k mb nd ŋɡ ts ñɡ̌ f θ s š x h v ð z ñz ̌ ɣ m n n̥ ñ l ʎ
STOPS:p mb t nd k ŋɡ
AFFRICATES:tsñɡ̌
FRICATIVES:f v θ ð s z š ñž x ɣ h
NASALS:m n n̥ ñ
LATERALS:l ʎ
MODIFIEDCO:Nc p b d k ɡ ɡ̌ v ž
GLIDES:j w
VOWELS:
FRONTVOWEL:i ɛ
CENTRALVOW:a
BACKVOWELS:u ɔ
MODIFIEDVO:vowel harmony
SYLLABLE:Nˈ
TONES:hi lo downstep upstep
NOUNNUMBER:s p
NOUNCLASSE:9
DEMONSTRAT:3
PRONOUNS:
1 4 2 5 3 6 3 & 6 vary with noun class
SYNTAX:SVO
NUMBER:1146
LANGUAGE:Kwambi
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone R: Ndonga
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:1147
LANGUAGE:Ngandyera
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone R: Ndonga
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:1148
LANGUAGE:Herero
LOCATION:Namibia
POPULATION:40,000
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone R: Herero
DICTIONARY:Brincker, H. 1886. Wörterbuch und kurzgefasste Grammatik des Otji-Herero. Leipzig. [Reprinted 1964 by Gregg Press, Ridgewood, NJ]
GRAMMAR:Viehe, G. 1897. Grammatik des Otjiherero. Stuttgart: W. Spemann.
OTHERSOURC:WPF
CONSONANTS:
PRONOUNS:
1 4 2 5 3* 6*
NUMBER:1149
LANGUAGE:Shona
LOCATION:Zimbabwe
POPULATION:2 million
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone S: Shona
DICTIONARY:
Hannan, M. 1974. Standard Shona Dictionary. Salisbury: Rhodesia Literature Bureau.
GRAMMAR:
GD: Biehler, E. 1950. A Shona Dictionary. Salisbury: The Jesuit Fathers. Fortune, G. 1955. An Analytical Grammar of Shona. London: Longmans.
TEXTBOOKS:Fortune, G. 1967. Elements of Shona. Salisbury: Longmans.
OTHERSOURC:Jones, Daniel. 1911. The Pronunciation and Orthography of the Chindau Language. London: Univ of London.
CONSONANTS:
p t̪ k b ɓ d̪ ɗ ɡ pf t̪s č bv d̪z ɡ̌ f s̪ sʷ š β v z̪ zʷ ž ɦ m n̪ ñ ŋ (v̊) r
STOPS:p b ɓ t̪ d̪ ɗ k ɡ
AFFRICATES:pf bv t̪s d̪z č ɡ̌
FRICATIVES:β f v s̪ z̪ sʷ zʷ š ž ɦ
NASALS:m n̪ ñ ŋ
VIBRANTS:(v̊) r
MODIFIEDCO:
Nc b d ɡ ɡ̌ v z cʷ s z
GLIDES:j w
VOWELS:
FRONTVOWEL:i e
CENTRALVOW:a
BACKVOWELS:u o
SYLLABLE:(C)(C)V
TONES:hi lo downdrift
STRESS:penult
NOUNNUMBER:s p
NOUNCLASSE:9
DEMONSTRAT:2 + ref
PRONOUNS:
1 4 2 5 3* 6* 3 & 6 vary with noun class
SYNTAX:SVO NA NG ND N-NUM N-POSS N+Num+D+A
PREPPOST:PREP
NUMBER:1150
LANGUAGE:Zezuru
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone S: Shona
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:1151
LANGUAGE:Manyika
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone S: Shona
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:1152
LANGUAGE:Karanga
LOCATION:SE Zimbabwe (Victoria)
POPULATION:750,000
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone S: Shona
GRAMMAR:Marconnès, Francisque. 1931. A Grammar of Central Karanga. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand Univ Press.
CONSONANTS:
p t k b ʔb d ʔd ɡ pf ts č bv dz ɡ̌ f s s ̌ x β v z ž ɣ ɦ m n ŋ (l) r
STOPS:p b ʔb t d ʔd k ɡ
AFFRICATES:pf bv ts dz č ɡ̌
FRICATIVES:β f v s z š ž x ɣ ɦ
NASALS:m n ŋ
LATERALS:(l)
VIBRANTS:r
MODIFIEDCO:
Nc b d ɡ v z cʷ s z
GLIDES:j w
VOWELS:
FRONTVOWEL:i e
CENTRALVOW:a
BACKVOWELS:u o
STRESS:penult
NOUNNUMBER:s p
NOUNCLASSE:7
DEMONSTRAT:2
PRONOUNS:
1 4 2 5 3 6 3 & 6 vary with noun class
SYNTAX:SVO NA NG DN/ND N-NUM N-POSS
PREPPOST:PREP
NUMBER:1153
LANGUAGE:Ndau
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone S: Shona
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:1154
LANGUAGE:Kalanga
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone S: Shona
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:1155
LANGUAGE:Venda
LOCATION:NE South Africa (Transvaal)
POPULATION:150,000
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone S: Venda
DICTIONARY:
Marole, L. T. and F. J. de Gama. 1954. English-Venda Vocabulary. Sibasa, South Africa: Marole Book Depot. Wentzel, P. J. and T. W. Muloiwa. 1976. Venda-Afrikaans-English. Pretoria: Univ of South Africa.
GRAMMAR:Ziervogel, D., P. J. Wentzel and T. N. Makuya, eds. 1972. A Handbook of the Venda Language. Pretoria: Univ of South Africa.
CONSONANTS:
p ph t̪ t̪h t th k kh b d̪ d ɡ pf pfh ts tsh č čh bv dz ɡ̌ ɸ f s š x β v z ž ɣʷ ɦ m n̪ n ñ ŋ l̪ r ɹ̣
STOPS:p ph b t̪ t̪h d̪ t th d k kh ɡ
AFFRICATES:pf pfh bv ts tsh dz č čh ɡ̌
FRICATIVES:ɸ β f v s z š ž x ɣʷ ɦ
NASALS:m n̪ n ñ ŋ
LATERALS:l̪
VIBRANTS:r ɹ̣
MODIFIEDCO:
cj d k cʷ p ph b č čh ɡ̌ s z ɣ ŋ
GLIDES:j w
VOWELS:
FRONTVOWEL:I ɛ
CENTRALVOW:a
BACKVOWELS:ʋ ɔ
LONGVOWELS:v̄ all
SYLLABLE:(C)(C)V Nˈ
TONES:hi lo
NOUNNUMBER:s p
NOUNCLASSE:18
DEMONSTRAT:3
PRONOUNS:
1 4 2 5 3* 6* 3 & 6 vary with noun class
SYNTAX:SVO NA NG ND/(DN) N-NUM N-POSS
PREPPOST:PREP
NUMBER:1156
LANGUAGE:Tswana
LOCATION:N South Africa
POPULATION:852,000
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone S: Sotho-Tswana
DICTIONARY:Brown, J. Tom. 1962. Secwana Dictionary. Lobatsi, South Africa: Bechuanaland Book Centre.
GRAMMAR:Cole, Desmond T. 1955. An Introduction to Tswana Grammar. London: Longmans.
TEXTBOOKS:
Cole, Desmond T. and Dingaan Mpho Mokaila. 1962. A Course in Tswana. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown Univ Press.
CONSONANTS:
ph pʔ th tʔ kh kʔ b tsh tsʔ tlh tlʔ čh čʔ kxh ɡ̌ ɸ s š x h m n ñ ŋ l r
STOPS:ph pʔ b th tʔ kh kʔ
AFFRICATES:tsh tsʔ tlh tlʔ čh čʔ ɡ̌ kxh
FRICATIVES:ɸ s š x h
NASALS:m n ñ ŋ
LATERALS:l
VIBRANTS:r
CLICKS:
ʘ / n/ ! || n|| (clicks are all rarely used)
MODIFIEDCO:cʷ many
GLIDES:j w
VOWELS:
FRONTVOWEL:i I ɛ
CENTRALVOW:a
BACKVOWELS:u ʋ ɔ
SYLLABLE:(C)V Nˈ lˈ rˈ
TONES:hi lo
STRESS:penult
NOUNNUMBER:s p
NOUNCLASSE:9 (persons,trees, animals)
DEMONSTRAT:4 (3 + this here)
PRONOUNS:
1 4 2 5 3* 6* 3 & 6 vary with noun class
SYNTAX:SVO NA NG ND N-NUM N-POSS
PREPPOST:PREP
NUMBER:1157
LANGUAGE:Northern Sotho
ALTERNATEN:Ndebele
LOCATION:NE South Africa (Transvaal)
POPULATION:800,000
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone S: Sotho-Tswana
DICTIONARY:
Ziervogel, D. and P. C. Mokgokong. 1975. Comprehensive Northern Sotho Dictionary. Pretoria: J. L. van Schaik.
GRAMMAR:Ziervogel, D. , D. P. Lombard and P. C. Mokgokong. 1969. A Handbook of the Northern Sotho Language. Pretoria: J. L. van Schaik.
CONSONANTS:
ph pʔ th tʔ kh kʔ b d psh pšh pšʔ tsh tsʔ tlh tlʔ čh čʔ kxh bž ɸs f f š s š x β (v) (z) ž ɣ (ɦ) m n ñ ŋ l ɬ r
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone S: Sotho-Tswana
DICTIONARY:
Kriel, T. J. 1958. The New English-Sesotho Dictionary. Johannesburg: Afrikaanse Pers-Bookhandel. Mabille, A. and H. Dieterlen. 1961. Sourthern Sotho-English Dictionary. Morija: Morija Sesuto Book Depot.
GRAMMAR:Guma, Samson Mbizo. 1971. An Outline Structure of Southern Sotho. Pietermaritzburg: Shuter and shooter.
TEXTBOOKS:
Doke, C. M. and S. M. Mofokeng. 1957. Textbook of Southern Sotho Grammar. London: Longmans. Demuth, Katherine and Tholoana Sekhesa. 1978. Basic Sesotho - An Oral Approach. Bloomington: African Studies Program, Indiana Univ.
CONSONANTS:
ph pʔ th tʔ kh kʔ b d pšh pšʔ tsh tsʔ tlh tlʔ čh čʔ kxh bž ɡ̌ f f š s š x (v) ɦ m n ñ ŋ l ɬ r
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone S: Nguni
DICTIONARY:
McLaren, J. 1963. A New Concise Xhosa- English Dictionary. Cape Town: Longmans. Jennings, Lionel E. 1967. The Concise Trilingual Dictionary in English, Xhosa, Afrikaans. Lovedale, South Africa: The Lovedale Press.
GRAMMAR:
Bennie, W. G. 1953. A Grammar of Xhosa. Lovedale, South Africa: The Lovedale Press. McLaren, J. 1955. A Xhosa Grammar. Cape Town: Longmans.
TEXTBOOKS:Jordan, A. C. 1966. A Practical Course in Xhosa. Capetown: Longmans.
CONSONANTS:
ph pʔ th tʔ ch cʔ kh kʔ b ɓ d ɟ ɡ pfʔ tsh tsʔ č čh kxʔ bv dz ɡ̌ f s š x h v z ɣ (ɦ) m n ñ ŋ l ɬ ɮ r