Talinga language

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Talinga
OluBwisi
Native toUganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Native speakers
(99,000 cited 2000–2002)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3tlj
Glottologtali1258
JE.102[2]
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Talinga or Bwisi is a Bantu language spoken in the UgandaCongo border region. It is called Talinga (Kitalinga) in DRC and Bwisi (Lubwisi, Olubwisi) in Uganda.

Writing system

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Bwisi alphabet (Uganda)[3]
a aa b bb bh c d dh e ee f g gb gh h i ii i̱i̱ j
k kp l m n ny o oo p r s t u uu u̱u̱ v w y z


References

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  1. ^ Talinga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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