Kwama language
E865592
The Kwama language is a Koman language spoken by the Kwama people of Ethiopia and Sudan, known for its complex tone system and position within the Nilo-Saharan language family.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gwama language | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Koman language
ⓘ
Nilo-Saharan language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gwama
ⓘ
Koma ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroArea | Nilo-Saharan languages of the Ethiopia–Sudan borderlands ⓘ |
| country |
Ethiopia
ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kwama people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geneticClassification | Koman branch of Nilo-Saharan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | kmq ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticResearchOn |
morphosyntax
ⓘ
phonology ⓘ tone system ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
consonant contrasts typical of Koman languages
ⓘ
tone ⓘ vowel length distinctions ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity |
Kwama communities in southeastern Sudan
ⓘ
Kwama villages in western Ethiopia ⓘ |
| hasToneSystem | complex tone system ⓘ |
| higherLevelFamily | Nilo-Saharan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isEndangered | true ⓘ |
| isMinorityLanguageIn |
Ethiopia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
comparative Koman studies
ⓘ
descriptive grammars ⓘ phonological studies ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Koman ⓘ |
| linguisticArea | Northeast Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Komo language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Opo language NERFINISHED ⓘ Uduk language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | border area between Ethiopia and Sudan ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Kwama people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Ethiopia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script (in some linguistic descriptions) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gwama language