Ruvu languages
E518651
The Ruvu languages are a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken primarily in eastern Tanzania, characterized by close mutual relationships and shared phonological and grammatical features.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ruvu languages canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu language subgroup
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| areClassifiedBy | Malcolm Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areEndangeredStatus | some member languages are vulnerable ⓘ |
| areMutuallyIntelligibleToDegree | high among neighboring varieties ⓘ |
| areRelatedTo | other Northeast Coast Bantu languages ⓘ |
| areSpokenBy | various ethnic groups in eastern Tanzania ⓘ |
| areUsedFor | daily communication in rural communities ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
close mutual relationships among member languages
ⓘ
shared grammatical features ⓘ shared phonological features ⓘ |
| glottologCode | ruvu1234 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Guthrie G30 Ruvu languages
ⓘ
Ruvu group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
concord agreement across noun classes
ⓘ
noun class system ⓘ rich verbal morphology ⓘ tone used for lexical or grammatical distinctions ⓘ |
| hasGuthrieClassification | G30 ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFamily | Niger–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemberLanguage |
Doe
ⓘ
Gogo ⓘ Kagulu NERFINISHED ⓘ Kami NERFINISHED ⓘ Kutu NERFINISHED ⓘ Kwere NERFINISHED ⓘ Luguru NERFINISHED ⓘ Sagala NERFINISHED ⓘ Sagara NERFINISHED ⓘ Vidunda NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaramo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
central Tanzania
ⓘ
coastal Tanzania ⓘ |
| hasSubfamily |
Atlantic–Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bantoid NERFINISHED ⓘ Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ Benue–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypology | agglutinative morphology ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| locatedIn | East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Niger–Congo language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shareInnovationsWith | Guthrie G30 Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Tanzania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Tanzania ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Bantu languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northeast Coast Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.