South Cushitic
E837603
South Cushitic is a subgroup of the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family, comprising several closely related languages spoken mainly in parts of Tanzania and neighboring regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Cushitic canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of Cushitic
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Rift languages ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | generally accepted as a distinct branch within Cushitic ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Rift (South Cushitic) ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
shares common morphological innovations within Cushitic
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shares common phonological innovations within Cushitic ⓘ shows heavy contact influence from neighboring language families ⓘ |
| hasContactWith |
Bantu languages of Tanzania
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Khoisan (Hadza and Sandawe) languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExtinctLanguage |
Asax language
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ⓘ
Kwʼadza language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Aasáx (Asa) language
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ⓘ
Alagwa language NERFINISHED ⓘ Asax language NERFINISHED ⓘ Burunge language NERFINISHED ⓘ Dawida-Mbugu complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Gorowa language NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraqw language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kwʼadi-Kwʼadza group NERFINISHED ⓘ Kwʼadza language ⓘ Mbugu language ⓘ |
| hasNotableLanguage |
Alagwa language
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ⓘ
Burunge language NERFINISHED ⓘ Gorowa language NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraqw language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
Dodoma Region
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East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Rift Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenya (historically or marginally) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Eyasi region NERFINISHED ⓘ Manyara Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ central Tanzania ⓘ northern Tanzania ⓘ |
| hasResearcher |
Christopher Ehret
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Mauro Tosco NERFINISHED ⓘ Rainer Vossen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
East Rift South Cushitic
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Rift (Iraqw–Gorowa–Alagwa) cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ West Rift South Cushitic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
African linguistics
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Afroasiatic linguistics ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Cushitic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Afroasiatic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Afroasiatic language family
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ⓘ
Cushitic branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf |
Afroasiatic language family
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ⓘ
Cushitic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.