The ASJP Database - Wordlist Chuwabu

Wordlist Chuwabu

Compiled by Julia Bischoffberger and Matthew S. Dryer

No.	Meaning	Concepticon	Word	Loan

Glottocode: chuw1238
ISO 639-3: chw

Coordinates WGS84

17°20'S, 37°E
-17.33, 37.00

number of speakers	970,000
status	alive

Classification

WALS: NC > Bantu
Glottolog: Atlantic Congo > Volta Congo > Benue Congo > Bantoid > Southernbantoid > Narrowbantu > Eastbantu > Southernbantu Makua > Sotho Makua Venda > Sotho Makua > Northmozambiquebantu > Chuwaboic
Ethnologue: Niger Congo > Atlantic Congo > Volta Congo > Benue Congo > Bantoid > Southern > Narrowbantu > Central > P > Makhuwa(p.34)

Sources

Bleek 1856: The languages of Mosambique: Vocabularies of the dialects of Lourenzo Marques, Inhambane, Sofala, Tette, Sena, Quellimane, Mosambique, Cape Delgado, Anjoane, the Maravi, Mudasu etc. drawn up from the manuscripts of Dr Wm Peters, M. Berl. Acd., and from other materials. London: Harrison and Sons.