Mbato language
E617300
The Mbato language is a Niger-Congo language spoken in parts of West Africa, belonging to the Potou–Tano branch of the Kwa language family.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Niger–Congo language
ⓘ
language ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroArea | Atlantic–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Potou–Tano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | accepted in Niger–Congo > Kwa > Potou–Tano classifications ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| family | Niger–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Mbato
ⓘ
Mbato (Potou–Tano) ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Proto-Kwa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Proto-Niger–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Proto-Potou–Tano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphologyType |
agglutinative tendencies
ⓘ
isolating tendencies ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
Niger–Congo-style noun-phrase tone patterns
ⓘ
contrastive tone ⓘ |
| isEndangered | true ⓘ |
| ISO639Status | no ISO 639-3 code ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Potou–Tano subgroup of Kwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo | other Potou–Tano languages ⓘ |
| isSpoken | by Mbato people ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Niger–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| spokenIn | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Kwa language
ⓘ
Potou–Tano language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Kwa ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature | tone language ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SVO (subject–verb–object) ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.