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unusual facts about Bantu language



Kako language

Once grouped with the Gbaya dialect cluster and often still referred to as part of an undefined "Gbaya-Kaka" group, Kako is now grouped in the Bantu subgroup of the Niger–Congo language family.

Lengue language

The Lengue language, also called Molengue, Balengue, Molendji, is a Bantu language of southern Equatorial Guinea, spoken by the Lengue people between Bata and the Gabon border near the coast.

Otjiherero Grammar

'Otjiherero Grammar' is the grammar of the Herero language (Otjiherero), a Bantu language spoken primarily in Namibia.


see also

Bantu

Bantu peoples, over 400 peoples of Africa speaking a Bantu language

BZO

Bozaba language, a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Lej

Lengola language, a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Nandi language

Nande language of Tanzania, a Bantu language also known as Ndandi

Northwest Bantu languages

Other than the H40 language Kongo, which is not frequently included, the numerically most important Northwest Bantu language is the zone-A Beti dialect cluster, consisting of Fang, Ewondo, Bulu, and other varieties spoken by two million people.

Nyungwe

Nyungwe language, also called Cinyungwe, a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique

Pare people

At the start of the 20th century the population of South Pare (now known as Same District) was estimated at 22,000 (Naval Intelligence Division, 1920, p. 28) comprising an ethnic group called Asu or Pare who are speakers of Chasu, a Bantu language.

Shuwa language

Shuwa (Shoobo), or Pianga (Pyaang), once considered a dialect of Bushong, is a Bantu language of Kasai-Oriental Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Yira language

Nande language, a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo