North Nyanza languages
| North Nyanza | |
|---|---|
| Ganda-Soga | |
| Geographic distribution | Uganda |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo? |
| Proto-language | Proto-North Nyanza[1] |
| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | nort3220 |
The North Nyanza languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken in Central and eastern Uganda.
History
[edit]The Proto-North Nyanza homeland was in the northwestern shores of Lake Victoria (Modern Buganda) in the year 500AD.[2][3]
Classification
[edit]North Nyanza is divided into three branches, Luganda, South Kyoga and Singo:[4]
- Ganda
- Singo
- South Kyoga
- Soga
- East Kyoga
- Gwere
- Syan (extinct?)
References
[edit]- ^ Wrigley, Christopher (16 May 2002). Kingship and State: The Buganda Dynasty. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521894357.
- ^ Stephens, Rhiannon (2 September 2013). A History of African Motherhood: The Case of Uganda, 700-1900. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107030800.
- ^ A Green Place, a Good Place: Agrarian Change, Gender, and Social Identity in the Great Lakes Region to the 15th Century. Boydell & Brewer, Limited. 1998. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-85255-681-8.
- ^ Stephens, Rhiannon (2 September 2013). A History of African Motherhood: The Case of Uganda, 700-1900. Cambridge University Press. p. 24. ISBN 9781107030800.