| Tongwe | |
|---|---|
| Bende | |
| Native to | Tanzania |
Native speakers | (40,000 cited 1999–2001)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:tny – Tongwebdp – Bende |
| Glottolog | tong1320 Tongwebend1258 Bende |
F.10 (F.11–12)[2] | |
| ELP | Bende |
Tongwe (Sitongwe) andBende (Sibende) constitute a clade ofBantu languages coded Zone F.10 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003),[3] they form a valid node. Indeed, at 90% lexical similarity they may be dialects of a single language.
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | td | cɟ | kg | |
| Fricative | f | sz | h | ||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
| Approximant | w | j |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | iiː | uuː | |
| Mid | eeː | ooː | |
| Low | aãaː |
Additionally, Bende has fourtones;[4] high, low, rising, and falling.
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