Vwanji language

Wanji
Wanji
Ekivwanji
Native to	Tanzania
Ethnicity	Wanji
Native speakers	28,000 (2003)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Bena–Kinga (G60) Wanji; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	wbi
Glottolog	vwan1235
Guthrie code	G.66
Linguasphere	99-AUS-ue

Wanji, or Vwanji, is a Bantu language of Tanzania.

Phonology

The syllable structure of Vwanji is CV.^[3]

Writing system

Vwanji alphabet^[4]
a	aa	b	d	e	ee	f	g	gh	h	i
ii	ɨ	ɨɨ	j	k	l	m	mb	mh	n	nd
n	ngʼ	ngʼh	nh	nj	nk	ns	nt	ny	o	oo
p	s	t	u	uu	ʉ	ʉʉ	v	w	y	ʼ

Grammar

Vwangi has twenty noun classes and six series of pronouns. Nouns and certain other word classes may have an augment. Three levels of past tense and two levels of future tense are distinguished. Aspectual distinctions include anterior, persistive and habitual. Future tenses are marked as either certain or uncertain.^[5]

References

^ Wanji at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
^ Simile, Okoa; Upor, Rose Acen (2018-09-13). "SEGMENTAL ASPECTS OF KƗΒWANɈI PHONOLOGY: A NON-LINEAR REPRESENTATION". Utafiti Journal. 12 (1 & 2).
^ SIL International 2011.
^ Eaton, Helen (2003), "Vwanji G66", The Bantu Languages (2 ed.), Routledge, doi:10.4324/9781315755946-21/vwanji-g66-helen-eaton, ISBN 978-1-315-75594-6, retrieved 2024-02-24

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[e18-1] Wanji at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Guthrie-2] Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

[3] Simile, Okoa; Upor, Rose Acen (2018-09-13). "SEGMENTAL ASPECTS OF KƗΒWANɈI PHONOLOGY: A NON-LINEAR REPRESENTATION". Utafiti Journal. 12 (1 & 2).

[FOOTNOTESIL_International2011-4] SIL International 2011.

[5] Eaton, Helen (2003), "Vwanji G66", The Bantu Languages (2 ed.), Routledge, doi:10.4324/9781315755946-21/vwanji-g66-helen-eaton, ISBN 978-1-315-75594-6, retrieved 2024-02-24

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