Subiya language
E569463
The Subiya language is a Bantu language spoken primarily along the Zambezi River in Namibia, Botswana, and Zambia, known for its close relationship to other Tonga varieties of southern Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Subiya language canonical | 2 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sibya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Subia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToBranch | Bantu Zone K NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Tonga language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Tonga varieties of southern Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Republic of Botswana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Subiya people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | subi1247 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Subiya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guthrieCode | K.402 ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | sbs ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
noun class system ⓘ tone language ⓘ |
| isMinorityLanguageIn |
Botswana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southern Africa ⓘ |
| spokenAlong | Zambezi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Botswana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subFamily | Niger-Congo language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Subiya ethnic community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | oral communication ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.