Taabwa language
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| Taabwa | |
|---|---|
| Ichitaabwa | |
| Native to | Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo |
Native speakers | (250,000 in DRC cited 1982)[1] 32,000 in Zambia (2010 census) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tap |
| Glottolog | taab1238 |
M.41[2] | |
Taabwa (Ichitaabwa; also called "Kitabwa" and spelled "Tabwa"), or Rungu (Malungu), is a Bantu language of Congo and Zambia spoken by half a million or so people.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Taabwa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
Further reading
[edit]- Kalenga, Kaki A. 1992. Esquisse Grammaticale de la Langue Shila, Parler de Nkuba Bukongolo-Lac Moëro. Unpublished thesis, Université de Lubumbashi, DRC. Available Here
- Kavimbwa, Pierre Mutono. 2002. Elements de Phonologie et de Morphologie du Kitaabwa (M41a): Approche Structuraliste. Unpublished thesis, Université de Lubumbashi, DRC. Available Here
- Ntambo, Mwamba. 1984. Aspects Spatio-Temporels en Kitaabwa (M41). Unpublished thesis, Université de Lubumbashi, DRC. Available Here
- Rwakazina, Alphonse-Marie. 1966. Esquisse Grammaticale de la Langue Taabwa: Phonologie et Morphologie. Unpublished thesis, Université Lovanium, Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres, DRC.
- Tumbwe, Kasoro. 1979. Les Emprunts Francais en Taabwa. Unpublished thesis, Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Kisangani, DRC. Available Here
- van Acker, Auguste. 1907. Dictionnaire Kitabwa-Français et Français -Kitabwa. Annales du Musée du Congo, Ethnographie et Anthropologie, Série 5: Linguistique, 1:1. Bruxelles: Tervuren. Available Here