Vwanji language

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Wanji, or Vwanji, is a Bantu language of Tanzania.

Wanji
Ekivwanji
Native toTanzania
EthnicityWanji
Native speakers
28,000 (2003)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3wbi
Glottologvwan1235
G.66[2]
Linguasphere99-AUS-ue

Phonology

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The syllable structure of Vwanji is CV.[3]

Writing system

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Vwanji alphabet[4]
a aa b d e ee f g gh h i
ii ɨ ɨɨ j k l m mb mh n nd
n ngʼ ngʼh nh nj nk ns nt ny o oo
p s t u uu ʉ ʉʉ v w y ʼ

Grammar

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Vwangi has twenty noun classes and six series of pronouns. Nouns and certain other word classes may have an augment. Three levels of past tense and two levels of future tense are distinguished. Aspectual distinctions include anterior, persistive and habitual. Future tenses are marked as either certain or uncertain.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Wanji at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. ^ Simile, Okoa; Upor, Rose Acen (2018-09-13). "SEGMENTAL ASPECTS OF KƗΒWANɈI PHONOLOGY: A NON-LINEAR REPRESENTATION". Utafiti Journal. 12 (1 & 2).
  4. ^ SIL International 2011.
  5. ^ Eaton, Helen (2003), "Vwanji G66", The Bantu Languages (2 ed.), Routledge, doi:10.4324/9781315755946-21/vwanji-g66-helen-eaton, ISBN 978-1-315-75594-6, retrieved 2024-02-24