Talinga language
{{Short description|Bantu language spoken in Central Africa}}
{{distinguish|Bwisi language}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Talinga
|nativename=OluBwisi
|states=Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo
|region=
|speakers={{sigfig|99,400|2}}
|date=2000–2002
|ref=e18
|familycolor=Niger-Congo
|fam2=Atlantic–Congo
|fam3=Volta-Congo
|fam4=Benue–Congo
|fam5=Bantoid
|fam6=Southern Bantoid
|fam7=Bantu
|fam8=Northeast Bantu
|fam9=Great Lakes Bantu
|fam10=West Nyanza
|fam11=Rutara
|fam12=North Rutara
|iso3=tlj
|glotto=tali1258
|glottorefname=Talinga-Bwisi
|guthrie=JE.102
}}
Talinga or Bwisi is a Bantu language spoken in the Uganda–Congo border region. It is called Talinga (Kitalinga) in DRC and Bwisi (Lubwisi, Olubwisi) in Uganda.
Writing system
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a | aa | b | bb | bh
| c | d | dh | e | ee
| f | g | gb | gh | h
| i | ii | i̱ | i̱i̱ | j |
k | kp | l | m | n
| ny | o | oo | p | r
| s | t | u | uu | u̱
| u̱u̱ | v | w | y | z |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Languages of Uganda}}
{{Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
{{Narrow Bantu languages (Zones E–H)}}
{{Narrow Bantu languages (Zones J–M)}}
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Category:Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category:Great Lakes Bantu languages
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