Mbukushu language
| Mbukushu | |
|---|---|
| Thimbukushu | |
| Native to | Namibia, Angola, Botswana, Zambia |
| Region | Okavango River |
Native speakers | (35,000 cited 1997–2006)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mhw |
K.333[2] | |
Mbukushu or Thimbukushu is a Bantu language spoken by 45,000 people along the Okavango River in Namibia, where it is a national language; in Botswana; in Angola; and in Zambia, where it is an official regional language. It appears to be an divergent lineage of Bantu.[3]
Mbukushu is one of several Bantu languages of the Okavango which have click consonants. Mbukushu has three: tenuis c, voiced gc, and nasalized nc, as well as prenasalized ngc, which vary between speakers as dental, palatal, and postalveolar (The Bantu Languages, 2003:37). It also has a nasal glottal approximant.
References
- ^ Mbukushu at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ Bantu Classification, Ehret, 2009.
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