Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone G: Gogo
Consonant system:
Number:962
Language:Kaguru
Population:60,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone G: Gogo
Consonant system:
Number:963
Language:Tubeta
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone G: Shambala
Consonant system:
Number:964
Language:Casu
Alternate Name:Asu
Location:Tanzania
Population:99,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone G: Shambala
Consonant system:
Number:965
Language:Shambala
Location:NE Tanzania
Population:130,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone G: Shambala
Other Sources:WALS
Consonant system:
Syntax:SVO
Number:966
Language:Bondei
Location:NE Tanzania
Population:30,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone G: Shambala
Grammar:GD: Woodward, H. W. 1882. Collections for a Handbook of the Boondéi Language. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
Consonant system:
p t k b d ɡ č ɡ̌ f s š h v z m n ŋ l
Stops:p b t d k ɡ
Affricates:č ɡ̌
Fricatives:f v s z š h
Nasals:m n ŋ
Laterals:l
Glides:j w
Vowel system:
Front Vowels:i ɛ
Central Vowels:a
Back Vowels:u ɔ
Stress:penult
Noun Number:s p
Noun Classes:8
Demonstratives:2 + ref
Pronouns:
1 4 2 5 3 6
Syntax:SVO NA NG ND/(DN) N-NUM N-POSS
Prep/Post:PREP
Number:967
Language:Zigula
Alternate Name:Pare. Asu
Location:Tanzania
Population:112,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone G: Zigula-Zaramo
Other Sources:WALS
Consonant system:
Syntax:SVO
Number:968
Language:Ngwele
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone G: Zigula-Zaramo
Consonant system:
Number:969
Language:Zaramo
Population:180,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone G: Zigula-Zaramo
Consonant system:
Number:970
Language:Ngulu1
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone G: Zigula-Zaramo
Number:971
Language:Ruguru
Population:179,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone G: Zigula-Zaramo
Consonant system:
Number:972
Language:Kami
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone G: Zigula-Zaramo
Consonant system:
Number:973
Language:Kutu
Population:15,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone G: Zigula-Zaramo
Consonant system:
Number:974
Language:Vidunda
Population:10,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone G: Zigula-Zaramo
Consonant system:
Number:975
Language:Sagala
Population:20,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone G: Zigula-Zaramo
Consonant system:
Number:976
Language:Tikuu
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone G: Swahili
Consonant system:
Number:977
Language:Swahili
Location:E Tanzania
Population:20 million
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone G: Swahili
Dictionary:
Johnson, Frederick. 1971a. A Standard Swahili-English Dictionary. London: Oxford Univ Press. Johnson, Frederick. 1971b. A Standard English-Swahili Dictionary. London: Oxford Univ Press.
Grammar:Polomé, Edgar C. 1967. Swahili Language Handbook. Washington, D.C.: CAL.
TextBooks:
Ashton, E. O. 1947. Swahili Grammar. London: Longman. Haddon, Ernest B. 1955. Swahili Lessons. Cambridge, Eng: W. Heffer and Sons. Indakwa, John. 1975. Swahili: Conversation and Grammar. Houston: Gulf. Perrott, D. V. 1957. Teach Yourself Swahili. London: The English Universties Press.
Consonant system:
p ph t th k kh b d ɡ č čh ɡ̌ f (θ) s š h v (ð) z (ɣ) m n ñ ŋ l r
Stops:p ph b t th d k kh ɡ
Affricates:č čh ɡ̌
Fricatives:f v (θ) (ð) s z š (ɣ) h
Nasals:m n ñ ŋ
Laterals:l
Vibrants:r
Glides:j w
Vowel system:
Front Vowels:i e
Central Vowels:a
Back Vowels:u o
Long Vowels:(v̄)
Syllable:(C)(C)V Nˈ
Stress:penult
Noun Number:s p
Noun Classes:5 (human, body parts & plants & trees, natural phenomena, inanimate objects, abstract)
Demonstratives: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+A+D+NUM
Prep/Post:PREP
Number:978
Language:Pemba
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone G: Swahili
Consonant system:
Number:979
Language:Komoro
Dialect:Ngazija
Location:Comoro Is.
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone G: Swahili
Other Sources:Tucker, A. N. and M. A. Bryan. 1970. "Tonal Classification of Nouns in Ngazija," ALS 11, 351-82.
Consonant system:
p t̪ t k b ɓ d̪ d ɗ ɡ ts č dz ɡ̌ f s š h β v z m n ñ l r
Stops:p b ɓ t̪ d̪ t d ɗ k ɡ
Affricates:ts dz č ɡ̌
Fricatives:β f v s z š h
Nasals:m n ñ
Laterals:l
Vibrants:r
Modified Consonants:Nc all but β f s š h m n ñ l r
Glides:j w
Vowel system:
Front Vowels:i e
Central Vowels:a
Back Vowels:u o
Long Vowels:v̄ ?
Tones:hi mid lo ris fall downstep
Stress:penult
Noun Number:s p
Noun Classes:noun classes
Demonstratives:3
Syntax:NA NG ND N-POSS
Number:980
Language:Komoro
Dialect:Kingwana
Location:Democratic Republic of Congo
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone G: Swahili
Dictionary:Spinette, J. 1960. Vocabulaire kingwana-français. Brussels: Direction de l'Agriculture, des Forêts et de l'Élévage.
Grammar:Whitehead, John and L. F. Whitehead. 1928. Manuel de kingwana. Belgian Congo.