Sabi languages
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The Sabi languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Zambia, Malawi, and neighboring regions.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Bantu language group ⓘ |
| areMutuallyIntelligibleToSomeDegree | within the group ⓘ |
| areSpokenBy |
Ila people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lenje people NERFINISHED ⓘ Soli people NERFINISHED ⓘ Subiya people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonga people (Zambia and Zimbabwe) NERFINISHED ⓘ Yeyi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areSubjectOf | comparative Bantu linguistic research ⓘ |
| areUsedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
local trade ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| classifiedIn | Zone M (Guthrie classification) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
border regions of Botswana
ⓘ
border regions of Zimbabwe ⓘ central Zambia ⓘ southern Malawi ⓘ southern Zambia ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Botatwe languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sabi (Botatwe) languages ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | sabi1253 ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
share similar noun class systems
ⓘ
share similar verbal morphology ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Ila language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lenje language NERFINISHED ⓘ Leya language NERFINISHED ⓘ Lumbu language (Bantu, Zambia-related) ⓘ Lundwe language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mbowe language ⓘ Sala language NERFINISHED ⓘ Soli language NERFINISHED ⓘ Subiya language NERFINISHED ⓘ Toka language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonga language (Zambia and Zimbabwe) NERFINISHED ⓘ Totela language NERFINISHED ⓘ We language (Zambia) NERFINISHED ⓘ Yeyi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| haveWritingSystem | Latin script (for some member languages) ⓘ |
| higherLevelFamily |
Atlantic-Congo languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger-Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Malawi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Bantu languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger-Congo languages ⓘ |
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