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Sira Languages
The Sira languages are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone B.40 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), together with a couple languages from H10, they form a valid node. They are: : (B.40) Punu, Bwisi, Varama, Vungu, Shira–Bwali, Sangu, Lumbu Lumbu is a Bantu language spoken in Gabon and the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the ..., (H.10) Vili, Kunyi. Maho (2009) adds Ngubi. In addition, the unclassified Pygmy language Rimba (Irimba) is generally assumed to be a dialect of Punu. Footnotes References {{Bantu-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vungu Language
Vungu, or Vumbu, is a Bantu language of Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north .... References Sira languages {{Bantu-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngubi Language
Ngubi (Ngove) is a minor Bantu language of Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the nort .... References Sira languages Languages of Gabon {{Bantu-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunyi Language
Kunyi is a Bantu language spoken in the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w .... References Kongo language {{bantu-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vili Language
Vili (''Civili'') is one of the Zone H Bantu languages, grouped with the Kongo clade. The language has a few thousand native speakers in spread along the coast between southern Gabon and Cabinda, most of them in the Republic of the Congo's Kouilou, Pointe-Noire and Niari departments. The Vili people (singular ''Muvili'', plural ''Bavili'') were the population of the 17th- to 18th-century Kingdom of Loango in the same region. References External links Viliat WolframAlpha WolframAlpha ( ) is an answer engine developed by Wolfram Research. It answers factual queries by computing answers from externally sourced data. WolframAlpha was released on May 18, 2009 and is based on Wolfram's earlier product Wolfram Mathe ... Languages of the Republic of the Congo Languages of Gabon Kongo language {{Bantu-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lumbu Language
Lumbu is a Bantu language spoken in Gabon and the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w .... References Languages of Gabon Sira languages Languages of the Republic of the Congo {{Gabon-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangu Language (Gabon)
Sangu (also spelled Chango, Isangu, Shango, Yisangou, and Yisangu) is a language spoken in Gabon by approximately 20,900 (2000) ''Masangu'' people. Bibliography * Daniel Franck Idiata, 2006. ''Parlons isangu''. (L'Harmattan) References External links Sanguat WolframAlpha "Parlons isangu" (fr) from Google Books Languages of Gabon Sira languages {{Bantu-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shira Language
Shira is a Bantu language of Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north .... Maho (2009) considers Bwali to be a closely related language. Bwali does not have an ISO code. References Languages of Gabon Sira languages {{Bantu-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varama Language
Varama (Barama) is a Bantu language of Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north .... References Sira languages {{Bantu-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bwisi Language
Bwisi (also spelled Ibwisi, Mbwisi) is a language spoken mainly in the Kibangou District (Niari Region) of the Republic of Congo, next to the Gabon border, where it is also spoken by a minority. According to the Ethnologue, approximately 4,250 people speak the language today worldwide. References External links Bwisiat WolframAlpha WolframAlpha ( ) is an answer engine developed by Wolfram Research. It answers factual queries by computing answers from externally sourced data. WolframAlpha was released on May 18, 2009 and is based on Wolfram's earlier product Wolfram Mathe ... Languages of the Republic of the Congo Languages of Gabon Sira languages {{Bantu-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punu Language
Yipunu also known as Yisira is a Bantu language spoken in the Republic of Gabon and the Republic of Congo by several thousand people, mainly of the Punu and Ghisir ethnic groups, the largest of the four major ethnic groups in Gabon. Yipunu has about 120 thousand native speakers, mainly from the southern Region, including 8 thousand speakers in southern French Congo. It is classified as B.43 in the Guthrie classification. Lexicon Below is a lexicon from the "Parlons Yipunu", collected by Michel Malherbe. A = he/she Agunyi = where? Agunenyi = who is it? Agon = over there Agunu = here (to here) Amumu = in there Amune = over there Ani = who, which one? Anàne = it's like that, that's it Avene = there Avave = here Avenyi/Avè = where Ba = they Babàke = cut quickly Babàse = fill quickly Babile = to burn Babule = flambé (an animal) Bagule = find Bagunu = to resemble Bagusunu = find a resemblance Bale = to ventilate, to clear away Bali = day Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |