Taabwa (Ichitaabwa), or Rungu (Malungu), is a
Bantu language
The Bantu languages (English: , Proto-Bantu: *bantʊ̀) are a large family of languages spoken by the Bantu people of Central, Southern, Eastern africa and Southeast Africa. They form the largest branch of the Southern Bantoid languages.
The t ...
of
Congo
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and
Zambia
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spoken by half a million or so people.
See also
*
Taabwa Twa
References
Further reading
* 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 Unpublished thesis, Université de Lubumbashi, DRC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 Unpublished thesis, Université de Lubumbashi, DRC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 Unpublished thesis, Université de Lubumbashi, DRC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 Unpublished thesis, Université Lovanium, Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres, DRC.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 Unpublished thesis, Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Kisangani, DRC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
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