TheKuhane language is aBantu language spoken inSouthern Africa. Also known as Ikuhane, Subia or Subiya, it is spoken by theIkuhane people inNamibia,Botswana andZambia.

The language is calledChikuhane by native speakers, and gets its name from the second known Subia King, Ikuhane, who reigned from 1575 – 1600. Under his leadership, the people migrated southwards and settled along theCuando River which is also named the Ikuhane River in his honour. A single Ikuhane person is referred to as Muikuhane while many Ikuhane people are referred to as Baikuhane. The prefix Mu- is singular and the prefix Ba- is plural.

However, Baikuhane are popularly known today as theSubia people. Theexonym Subia came from neighbouring people and it is derived from the word ‘subila’ which means light in reference to their light skin complexion. A single Subia person is referred to as Musubia while many Subia people are referred to as Basubia or Masubia. The language is calledChisubia.

• Prenasal stop and fricative sounds are also present, when stop and fricative sounds are preceded by nasal consonants.
• /t, tʷ/ may also be heard as dental [t̪, t̪ʷ] in free variation.
• /m/ is heard as [ɱ] when preceding a labiodental fricative /f, v/ within nasal compounds.
• /ɭ̆ʷ/ may also be heard as alveolar [lʷ] in free variation.^[3]

Chisubia:Kakuli Ileza ava saki ahulu inkanda, mane avahi Mwanakwe yenke, ili kuti yense yo zumina Kwakwe keta afwe kono kave nivuhalo vusamani. Johani 3:16^[4]

English:For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16

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