Taabwa language
{{Short description|Bantu language of Congo and Zambia}}
{{distinguish|Tabwa dialect{{!}}Tabwa dialect of Bemba}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Taabwa
|nativename=Ichitaabwa
|states=Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo
|region=
|speakers={{sigfig|250,000|2}} in DRC
|date=1982
|speakers2={{sigfig|31,600|2}} in Zambia (2010 census)
|ref=e18
|familycolor=Niger-Congo
|fam2=Atlantic–Congo
|fam3=Benue–Congo
|fam4=Bantoid
|fam5=Bantu
|fam6=Sabi
|iso3=tap
|glotto=taab1238
|glottorefname=Taabwa
|guthrie=M.41
}}
Taabwa (Ichitaabwa; also called "Kitabwa" and spelled "Tabwa"), or Rungu (Malungu), is a Bantu language of Congo and Zambia spoken by half a million or so people.
See also
References
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Further reading
- Kalenga, Kaki A. 1992. Esquisse Grammaticale de la Langue Shila, Parler de Nkuba Bukongolo-Lac Moëro. Unpublished thesis, Université de Lubumbashi, DRC. [https://www.troyspier.com/bibliography_m40_group.php Available Here]
- Kavimbwa, Pierre Mutono. 2002. Elements de Phonologie et de Morphologie du Kitaabwa (M41a): Approche Structuraliste. Unpublished thesis, Université de Lubumbashi, DRC. [https://www.troyspier.com/bibliography_m40_group.php Available Here]
- Ntambo, Mwamba. 1984. Aspects Spatio-Temporels en Kitaabwa (M41). Unpublished thesis, Université de Lubumbashi, DRC. [https://www.troyspier.com/bibliography_m40_group.php Available Here]
- Rwakazina, Alphonse-Marie. 1966. Esquisse Grammaticale de la Langue Taabwa: Phonologie et Morphologie. Unpublished thesis, Université Lovanium, Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres, DRC.
- Tumbwe, Kasoro. 1979. Les Emprunts Francais en Taabwa. Unpublished thesis, Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Kisangani, DRC. [https://www.troyspier.com/bibliography_m40_group.php Available Here]
- van Acker, Auguste. 1907. Dictionnaire Kitabwa-Français et Français -Kitabwa. Annales du Musée du Congo, Ethnographie et Anthropologie, Série 5: Linguistique, 1:1. Bruxelles: Tervuren. [https://www.troyspier.com/bibliography_m40_group.php Available Here]
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{{Languages of Zambia}}
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