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Revision as of 16:45, 19 March 2015
| Luchazi | |
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| Chiluchazi | |
| Native to | Angola, Zambia |
Native speakers | (undated figure of 900,000+)[1] |
Standard forms | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:lch – Luchazinba – Nyembamfu – Mbwela |
| Glottolog | luch1239 Luchazinyem1238 Nyembambwe1238 Mbwela |
K.13, K.12b, K.17[2] | |
Luchazi (Lucazi, Chiluchazi) is a Bantu language of Angola and Zambia. Ethnically distinct varieties, many of which are subsumed under the generic term Ngangela, are all "fully intelligible".[3] These are Luchazi itself, Nyemba, Mbwela of Angola (Ambuella, Shimbwera, not to be confused with Mbwela of Zambia) and Ngonzela.
Sounds
Luchazi proper has five vowels (/a ɛ i ɔ u/), three tone levels, and the following consonants:[4]
- p t tʃ k
- f s ʃ h
- β z l j w
- m n ɲ ŋ
There are also prenasalized stops, /mpʰ ntʰ ŋkʰ/, /mb nd ɲdʒ ŋɡ/.
There are possibly other consonants, such as /ts/(?) and /tʲ/(?). /ʃ/ and /ŋ/ are rare and may be from loans.
References
- ^ Luchazi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Nyemba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Mbwela at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ Nyemba at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ^ Gerhard Kubik, 2006, Tusona: Luchazi Ideographs : a Graphic Tradition of West-Central Africa, pp. 300, 303
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