Sabi languages
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| Sabi | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Eastern Zambia, Southeast DR-Congo |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo? |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | bwil1246 (Bwile–Sabi)sabi1248 (Sabi) |
| ELP | Template:Endangered Languages Project |
The Sabi languages are a group of Bantu languages established by Christine Ahmed.[1] They constitute much of Guthrie's Zone M. The languages, or clusters, along with their Guthrie identifications, are:
Bwile may belong here as well, as it is part of Guthrie's M40 group and Nurse (2003) does not note it as an exception, but it is not close to other languages and was not addressed by Ahmed. Similarly, although Spier (2020) focuses specifically on Aushi and includes an appendix comparing Sabi linguistic varieties, Bwile remains unaddressed due to limited available data.[2]
Nurse and Philippson[3] suspect that the Botatwe languages may be related.
Notes
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ahmed, Christine (1996). Before Eve was Eve: 2200 Years of Gendered History in East-Central Africa. University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA: Ph.D. dissertation.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Spier, Troy E. (2020). A Descriptive Grammar of Ikyaushi. Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA: Ph.D. dissertation.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nurse, Derek; Philippson, Gerald (2003). The Bantu Languages. London, UK: Routledge.
Further reading
M40 Bantu Linguistic Varieties and Ethnolinguistic Groups (Bibliography)
