| Wanji | |
|---|---|
| Ekivwanji | |
| Native to | Tanzania |
| Ethnicity | Wanji |
Native speakers | 28,000 (2003)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wbi |
| Glottolog | vwan1235 |
G.66[2] | |
| Linguasphere | 99-AUS-ue |
Wanji, orVwanji, is aBantu language ofTanzania.
The syllable structure of Vwanji is CV.[3]
| 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 |
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]
 | ThisBantu language-related article is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |