Ila language
E570028
The Ila language is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Ila people of southern Zambia, known for its rich oral traditions and close relation to other Plateau Tonga languages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ila language canonical | 3 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Lenje language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sala language ⓘ Tonga language (Zambia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Zambia ⓘ |
| glottocode | ilaa1241 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Chila
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ciila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Ila people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
noun class system ⓘ tone language ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition | rich oral traditions ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity | Ila-speaking communities in southern Zambia ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | ilb ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| languageGroup | Plateau Tonga languages ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily |
Atlantic–Congo languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bantoid languages ⓘ Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Benue–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Zambian languages ⓘ |
| region | Southern Province, Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Ila people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInRegion | Southern Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
oral literature
ⓘ
proverbs ⓘ rituals ⓘ songs ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.