Tongwe language
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| Tongwe | |
|---|---|
| Bende | |
| Native to | Tanzania |
Native speakers | (40,000 cited 1999–2001)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:tny – Tongwebdp – Bende |
| Glottolog | tong1320 Tongwebend1258 Bende |
F.10 (F.11–12)[2] | |
| ELP | Bende |
Tongwe (Sitongwe) and Bende (Sibende) constitute a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone F.10 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003),[3] they form a valid node. Indeed, at 90% lexical similarity they may be dialects of a single language.
References[edit]
- ^ Tongwe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Bende at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ Nurse, Derek; Philippson, Gérard, eds. (2003). The Bantu languages. London: Routledge. ISBN 9780700711345.
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