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'''Mbugwe''' or '''Mbuwe''' (Kimbugwe) is a [[Bantu language]] |
'''Mbugwe''' or '''Mbuwe''' (Kimbugwe) is a [[Bantu language]] spoken by the [[Mbugwe people]] of [[Lake Manyara]] in the [[Manyara Region]] of Central [[Tanzania]]. Mbugwe is estimated to be spoken by some 34,000 people. |
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Mbugwe is isolated from other Bantu languages, being bordered by the locally dominant Cushitic language [[Iraqw language|Iraqw]] to the west, the [[Gorowa language]] (or dialect of Iraqw) to the south, the Nilotic [[Maasai language]] to the east, and the lake to the north. It shares about 70% vocabulary with its Bantu cousin [[Rangi language|Rangi]]. |
Mbugwe is isolated from other Bantu languages, being bordered by the locally dominant Cushitic language [[Iraqw language|Iraqw]] to the west, the [[Gorowa language]] (or dialect of Iraqw) to the south, the Nilotic [[Maasai language]] to the east, and the lake to the north. It shares about 70% vocabulary with its Bantu cousin [[Rangi language|Rangi]]. |
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== Genetic affiliation == |
== Genetic affiliation == |
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The language most closely related to Mbugwe is [[Rangi]] spoke in the [[Kondoa District]] of Central Tanzania. Mbugwe has been |
The language most closely related to Mbugwe is [[Rangi language|Rangi]] spoke in the [[Kondoa District]] of Central Tanzania. Mbugwe has been classified as F.34 following Guthrie's Bantu classification. |
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{{Languages of Tanzania}} |
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[[Category:Languages of Tanzania]] |
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[[Category:Mbugwe-Rangi languages]] |
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Latest revision as of 09:58, 3 March 2024
| Mbugwe | |
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| Native to | Tanzania |
| Ethnicity | Mbugwe |
Native speakers | (24,000 cited 1999)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mgz |
| Glottolog | mbug1242 |
F.34[2] | |
Mbugwe or Mbuwe (Kimbugwe) is a Bantu language spoken by the Mbugwe people of Lake Manyara in the Manyara Region of Central Tanzania. Mbugwe is estimated to be spoken by some 34,000 people.
Mbugwe is isolated from other Bantu languages, being bordered by the locally dominant Cushitic language Iraqw to the west, the Gorowa language (or dialect of Iraqw) to the south, the Nilotic Maasai language to the east, and the lake to the north. It shares about 70% vocabulary with its Bantu cousin Rangi.
Grammar
[edit]As is common across Bantu languages, Mbugwe employs a system of noun classes. There are 16 noun classes. The subclasses 1a and 15a are also identified.
The syntax is head-initial with adjectives and other modifiers appearing after the noun. Demonstratives may sometimes appear before the head noun.
Phonology
[edit]Mbugwe is considered to be a seven-vowel language. It is a tonal language with two levels of tone identified - High and Low. Tone is distinctive lexically as well as grammatically.
Genetic affiliation
[edit]The language most closely related to Mbugwe is Rangi spoke in the Kondoa District of Central Tanzania. Mbugwe has been classified as F.34 following Guthrie's Bantu classification.
References
[edit]- ^ Mbugwe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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