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Number: 1061

Language: Kwangali

Location: Namibia

Population: 24,000

Classification: Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone K: Kwangwa

Grammar: Westphal, E. O. J. 1958. Kwangari. London: School of Oriental and African Studies, Univ of London.

Consonant system:

   p ^mp^h t̪ t ⁿt^h k ^ŋk^h
    d̪ d ɡ
    č
^ñɡ̌
f s̪ x
β v z̪
m n̪ n
    l
    r

Stops: p ^mp^h t̪ d̪ t ⁿt^h d k ^ŋk^h ɡ

Affricates: č ^ñɡ̌

Fricatives: β f v s̪ z̪ x

Nasals: m n̪ n

Laterals: l

Vibrants: r

Modified Consonants: ^Nc p p^h b t̪ t t^h d k k^h ɡ ɡ̌ f v s z x j

Glides: j w

Vowel system:

Front Vowels: i e

Central Vowels: a

Back Vowels: u o

Syllable: CV(C)

Tones: hi lo downdrift

Noun Number: s p

Noun Classes: noun classes

Demonstratives: 4 (3 + yonder far)

Pronouns:

1 4
2 5
3 6
3 & 6 vary with noun class

Syntax: SVO NA NG ND N-NUM N-POSS

Prep/Post: PREP

Number: 1068

Language: Subia

Location: Zambia

Population: 4,000

Classification: Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone K: Subia

Grammar: Jacottet, E. 1896. Études sur les langues du Haut Zambèze. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

Consonant system:

   p t̪ k
b (d̪) ɡ
    č
    ɡ̌
f s̪ š h
v z̪
m n̪ ñ (ŋ)
l̪

Stops: p b t̪ (d̪) k ɡ

Affricates: č ɡ̌

Fricatives: f v s̪ z̪ š h

Nasals: m n̪ ñ (ŋ)

Laterals: l̪

Modified Consonants: ^Nc p b t d k ɡ č ɡ̌ f v s z

Glides: j w

Vowel system:

Front Vowels: i ɛ

Central Vowels: a

Back Vowels: u ɔ

Modified Vowels: vowel harmony

Syllable: (C)(G)V

Stress: penult

Noun Number: s p

Noun Classes: 9 (6 pl)

Demonstratives: 3

Pronouns:

1 4
2 5
3 6
3 & 6 vary with noun class

Syntax: SVO NA NG DN/ND N-NUM N-POSS

Prep/Post: PREP

Number: 1077

Language: Bangubangu

Location: Democratic Republic of Congo

Classification: Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone L: Songye

Grammar: Meeussen, A. E. 1954. Linguistische Schets van het Bangubangu. Tervuren: Annales du Musée Royal du Congo Belge.

Consonant system:

   (p) t ʔ
b ^mb ⁿd ɡ ^ŋɡ
    (č)
f s š h
v z ž
m n ñ ŋ
    l

Stops: (p) b ^mb t ⁿd ɡ ^ŋɡ ʔ

Affricates: (č)

Fricatives: f v s z š ž h

Nasals: m n ñ ŋ

Laterals: l

Modified Consonants: ^Nc b d ɡ

Vowel system:

Front Vowels: i e

Central Vowels: a

Back Vowels: u o

Long Vowels: v̄ all

Noun Number: s p

Noun Classes: 9

Syntax: NA N-NUM

Number: 1078

Language: Luba-Kasai

Location: Democratic Republic of Congo

Population: 3.4 million

Classification: Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone L: Luba

Dictionary: Clercq, A. de. 1960. Dictionnaire tshiluba-français. Leopoldville: Société Missionnaire de St. Paul.

Grammar:

Coupez, A. 1954. Études sur la langue luba. Tervuren: Annales du Musée Royal du Congo Belge.
Willems, P. E. 1955. Le tshiluba du Kasayi. Luluabourg: Mission de Scheut.

Consonant system:

    t k
b d
    č
f s š
v z ž
m n ñ ŋ
    l

Stops: b t d k

Affricates: č

Fricatives: f v s z š ž

Nasals: m n ñ ŋ

Laterals: l

Modified Consonants: ^Nc p b t d k ɡ f v s z š ž

Glides: j w

Vowel system:

Front Vowels: i ɛ

Central Vowels: a

Back Vowels: u ɔ

Long Vowels: v̄ all

Modified Vowels: vowel harmony

Syllable: Nˈ

Tones: hi lo ris fall

Noun Number: s p

Noun Classes: 8 (human, animals, objects, abstract)

Demonstratives: 2 + ref

Pronouns:

1 4
2 5
3 6
3 & 6 vary with noun class

Syntax: SVO NA NG ND/DN N-NUM POSS-N/N-POSS N+A+D

Prep/Post: PREP

Number: 1080

Language: Luba-Shaba

Alternate Name: Kiluba

Location: SW Democratic Republic of Congo (Katanga)

Classification: Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone L: Luba

Dictionary: Avermaet, E. van. 1954. Dictionnaire kiluba-français. Tervuren: Annales du Musée Royal du Congo Belge.

Grammar: Nkiko, Munya Rugero. 1975. Esquisse grammaticale de la langue luba-shaba. Lubumbashi: Univ Nationale du Zaı̈re

Consonant system:

p t k
b d ɡ
f s
v z
m n
l

Stops: p b t d k ɡ

Fricatives: f v s z

Nasals: m n

Laterals: l

Glides: j w

Vowel system:

Front Vowels: i e

Central Vowels: a

Back Vowels: u o

Long Vowels: v̄ all

Modified Vowels:

vowel harmony
nasal harmony

Syllable: (N)(C)(G)V

Tones: hi lo ris fal

Noun Number: s p

Noun Classes: 16 (human, kinship terms, animals, body parts)

Demonstratives: 2 + ref

Pronouns:

1 4
2 5
3 6
3 & 6 vary with noun class

Syntax: SVO NA NG ND/DN N-NUM POSS-N/N-POSS

Prep/Post: PREP

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