Vwanji language
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| Native to | Tanzania |
| Ethnicity | Wanji |
Native speakers | 28,000 (2003)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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| ISO 639-3 | wbi |
| Glottolog | vwan1235 |
G.66[2] | |
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Wanji, or Vwanji, is a Bantu language of Tanzania.
Phonology
The syllable structure of Vwanji is CV.[3]
Writing system
| a | aa | b | d | e | ee | f | g | gh | h | i |
| ii | ɨ | ɨɨ | j | k | l | m | mb | mh | n | nd |
| n | ngʼ | ngʼh | nh | nj | nk | ns | nt | ny | o | oo |
| p | s | t | u | uu | ʉ | ʉʉ | v | w | y | ʼ |
Grammar
Vwangi has twenty noun classes and six series of pronouns. Nouns and certain other word classes may have an augment. Three levels of past tense and two levels of future tense are distinguished. Aspectual distinctions include anterior, persistive and habitual. Future tenses are marked as either certain or uncertain.[4]
References
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- ^ Wanji at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Simile, Okoa; Upor, Rose Acen (2018-09-13). "SEGMENTAL ASPECTS OF KƗΒWANɈI PHONOLOGY: A NON-LINEAR REPRESENTATION". Utafiti Journal. 12 (1 & 2).
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Eaton, Helen (2003), "Vwanji G66", The Bantu Languages (2 ed.), Routledge, doi:10.4324/9781315755946-21/vwanji-g66-helen-eaton, ISBN 978-1-315-75594-6, retrieved 2024-02-24
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