Chikaranga
E688927
Chikaranga is an alternative name for the Karanga language, a major Shona dialect spoken primarily in southern Zimbabwe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chikaranga canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect
ⓘ
language variety ⓘ |
| alternativeNameOf | Karanga language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Manyika dialect
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ndau dialect ⓘ Zezuru dialect ⓘ |
| country | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Karanga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
ChiKaranga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karanga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMutuallyIntelligibleWith | other Shona dialects ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Shona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Bantu languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| majorDialectOf | Shona language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Shona language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Masvingo Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matabeleland South Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Midlands Province NERFINISHED ⓘ southern plateau of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenPrimarilyIn | southern Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| standardLanguage | Standard Shona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Southern Bantu languages ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Shona dialects ⓘ |
| usedBy | Karanga people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
everyday communication
ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.