Kabwa language
Kabwa (Ekikabwa) is a Bantu language of Tanzania.
| Kabwa | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Tanzania |
| Region | Mara Region |
Native speakers | 14,000 (2011)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cwa |
| Glottolog | kabw1241 |
JE.405[2] | |
| ELP | Kabwa |
According to the Kabwa orthography statement published by SIL,[3] Kabwa was spoken by approximately 8500 people in 2007. Kabwa is described in the orthography statement as a distinct language, although similar to Sweta and Kiroba (see Kuria language and Suba-Simbiti language) , and having no dialects.
Writing system
| a | bh | ch | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | m | n | ng’ | ny | o | p | r | s | sh | t | u | w | y |
References
- Kabwa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- Overton, Rebekah; Walker, John B.; Robinson, Holly (2017a). Kabwa orthography statement. SIL International.
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