Comorian language

E512921

Comorian is a Bantu language spoken primarily in the Comoros Islands, closely related to Swahili and used in several regional varieties.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Comorian language canonical 3
Comorian languages 2
Comorian language Mwali 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language
natural language
closelyRelatedTo Swahili language
coOfficialWith Arabic language NERFINISHED
French language
family Niger-Congo languages NERFINISHED
hasEndonym Shikomori NERFINISHED
Shikomoro NERFINISHED
hasPhonologicalFeature agglutinative morphology
noun class system
hasVariety Shimaore
Shimwali
Shindzuani NERFINISHED
Shingazidja NERFINISHED
hasWritingSystem Arabic script
Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script
isLessMutuallyIntelligibleWith Standard Swahili NERFINISHED
isMutuallyIntelligibleWith other Comorian varieties
isOfficialLanguageOf Union of the Comoros NERFINISHED
languageCode swb
wlc
wni
zdj
lexicalInfluenceFrom Arabic language
French language
Swahili language NERFINISHED
primaryWordOrder SVO
region East Africa
Indian Ocean NERFINISHED
spokenIn Comoros Islands NERFINISHED
Mayotte NERFINISHED
Union of the Comoros NERFINISHED
spokenOnIsland Anjouan NERFINISHED
Grande Comore NERFINISHED
Mayotte NERFINISHED
Mohéli NERFINISHED
status national language of Comoros
subfamily Bantu languages NERFINISHED
subgroup Sabaki languages NERFINISHED
usedFor everyday communication
music and songs
oral tradition
usedIn informal education
local media in Comoros
writingTradition Ajami (Arabic-based) script NERFINISHED

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sabaki languages includeLanguage Comorian language
Northeast Coast Bantu languages hasMember Comorian language
this entity surface form: Comorian languages
Northeast Coast Bantu languages hasNotableLanguage Comorian language
this entity surface form: Comorian language Ngazidja
Northeast Coast Bantu languages hasNotableLanguage Comorian language
this entity surface form: Comorian language Mwali
Comorians languageSpoken Comorian language
Kibushi influencedBy Comorian language
this entity surface form: Comorian languages
Shimaore closelyRelatedTo Comorian language