Budza language
| Budza | |
|---|---|
| Buja | |
| Native to | DR Congo |
Native speakers | (230,000 cited 1985 census)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:bja – Budzatmv – Tembo |
| Glottolog | budj1234 Bujaictemb1272 Motembo-Kunda |
C.37[2] | |
Budza or Buja (Embudja, Limbudza) is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
There are several neighbouring minor languages which Maho (2009) lists as closely related: C371 Tembo (Motembo or Litembo – distinguish Kitembo), C372 Kunda (Likunda – distinguish Chikunda), C373 Gbuta (Egbuta) and C374 Babale. Only Litembo, with 5,000 speakers, has been assigned an ISO code; Glottolog treats it and Likunda as a single language.
Phonology
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labiovelar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b | t d | tʃ dʒ | k g | kp gb | |
| Prenasalized | ᵐb | ⁿd | ⁿdʒ | ᵑg | ᵑgb | |
| Fricative | s | h | ||||
| Nasal | m | n | ||||
| Approximant | w | l | j |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Mid-high | e | o | |
| Mid-low | ɛ | ɔ | |
| Low | a |
Budza distinguishes between high tone and low tone.[3]
References
- ^ Budza at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Tembo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ a b c Mangulu, Motingea (2003). "La Parler Bujá des Yambuli (Bantou C.37)". Annales Æquatoria (in French). 24: 205–261.