Pagibete language

{{Short description|Bantu language spoken in DR Congo}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Pagibete

|nativename=Apagibete

|altname=

|region=

|states=DR Congo

|speakers=28,000

|date=2000

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Niger-Congo

|fam2=Atlantic–Congo

|fam3=Benue–Congo

|fam4=Bantoid

|fam5=Bantu (Zone C.40)

|fam6=Boan

|fam7=Bomokandian

|fam8=Bati–Angba

|fam9=Bwa–Pagibete

|iso3=pae

|glotto=pagi1243

|glottorefname=Pagibete

|guthrie=C.401

}}

Pagibete is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is similar to Bwa, and might be considered a dialect.

Writing system

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|+ Pagibete alphabet{{sfn|Pagabete Language Committee|2013}}

Uppercase

| A || B || Ɓ || D || Ɗ

| E || Ɛ || F || G || H

| I || K || L || M || N

| Ŋ || O || Ɔ || P || R

| S || T || U || V || W

| Y || Z

Lowercase

| a || b || ɓ || d || ɗ

| e || ɛ || f || g || h

| i || k || l || m || n

| ŋ || o || ɔ || p || r

| s || t || u || v || w

| y || z

References

{{Reflist}}

  • {{cite web |author=Pagabete Language Committee |title=Dictionnaire pagabete |website=Webonary |access-date=25 June 2021 |year=2013 |url=https://www.webonary.work/pagabete}}

{{Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

{{Narrow Bantu languages (Zones C–D)}}

Category:Bwa languages

Category:Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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