Zigula language
E518656
The Zigula language is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Zigula people of northeastern Tanzania and parts of Somalia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zigula language canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Kizigua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kizigula NERFINISHED ⓘ Zigua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Ngulu language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Somalia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Zigula people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | zigu1242 ⓘ |
| guthrieClassification | G.31 ⓘ |
| hasMorphologyType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasNounClassSystem | yes ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | ziw ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageGroup |
Atlantic–Congo languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bantoid languages ⓘ Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Benue–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus |
minority language in Somalia
ⓘ
minority language in Tanzania ⓘ |
| lexicalSimilarity | shares features with other Northeast Coast Bantu languages ⓘ |
| region |
northeastern Tanzania
ⓘ
southern Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInCommunity |
Zigula communities in Somalia
ⓘ
Zigula communities in Tanzania ⓘ |
| subfamily | Northeast Coast Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroup | Zigula–Ngulu group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectVerbObjectOrder | SVO (subject–verb–object) word order ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.