Chiga–Nyankore cluster

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Bantu language cluster language group

The Chiga–Nyankore cluster is a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in southwestern Uganda and neighboring regions.

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language cluster ⓘ
language group ⓘ
alternativeName Nkore-Kiga NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nyankore–Kiga NERFINISHED ⓘ
Runyankore–Rukiga NERFINISHED ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Haya language NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nyoro language ⓘ
Runyoro–Rutooro NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tooro language NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Uganda ⓘ
glottologCode nyan1300 ⓘ
glottologName Nyankore-Kiga NERFINISHED ⓘ
guthrieClassification JE13 ⓘ
JE14 ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Bakiga NERFINISHED ⓘ
Banyankore NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart Kiga language NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nkore language NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nyankore language NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rukiga NERFINISHED ⓘ
Runyankore NERFINISHED ⓘ
Runyankore–Rukiga NERFINISHED ⓘ
iso639-3 nyn ⓘ
languageFamily Atlantic–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bantoid ⓘ
Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Benue–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Niger–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ
region East Africa ⓘ
spokenIn Great Lakes region of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ
border regions of Rwanda ⓘ
border regions of Tanzania ⓘ
southwestern Uganda ⓘ
subclassOf Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
Great Lakes Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
typologicalFeature agglutinative morphology ⓘ
noun class system ⓘ
tone language ⓘ
usedFor education at primary level in some Ugandan schools ⓘ
local administration in southwestern Uganda ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form: Latin script

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Bantu E languages → hasMember → Chiga–Nyankore cluster ⓘ