Central Kenya Bantu languages
E916997
Central Kenya Bantu languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in central regions of Kenya, sharing common linguistic features and historical origins.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu languages subgroup
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| areEndangered | some member languages may be under pressure from Swahili and English ⓘ |
| areRelatedTo | other Eastern Bantu languages ⓘ |
| areSpokenIn |
Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central regions of Kenya ⓘ |
| areUsedBy | ethnic groups of central Kenya ⓘ |
| areUsedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
local cultural practices ⓘ oral literature ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| grammaticalFeature |
agglutinative verbal morphology
ⓘ
rich noun class agreement ⓘ |
| haveType | tonal languages ⓘ |
| haveWritingSystem | Latin script (for standardized varieties) ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu languages ⓘ |
| linguisticClassification |
Atlantic–Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ Benue–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Bantoid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Niger–Congo language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shareFeature |
closely related phonological systems
ⓘ
common historical origins ⓘ lexical similarities ⓘ similar noun class systems ⓘ similar verbal morphology ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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