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1 Phonology  





2 References  





3 Bibliography  





4 Further reading  





5 External links  














Kwanyama dialect






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Kwanyama
Oshikwanyama
Native toNamibia and Angola
RegionOvamboland

Native speakers

(250,000 in Namibia (2006);
420,000 in Angola cited 1993)[1]

Language family

Niger–Congo?

Language codes
ISO 639-1kj
ISO 639-2kua
ISO 639-3kua
Glottologkuan1247

Guthrie code

R.21[2]
Linguasphere99-AUR-la

KwanyamaorCuanhama is a national languageofAngola and Namibia. It is a standardized dialect of the Ovambo language, and is mutually intelligible with Oshindonga, the other Ovambo dialect with a standard written form.

The entire Christian Bible has been translated into Kwanyama and was first published in 1974 under the name Ombibeli by the South African Bible Society.[3] Jehovah’s Witnesses released the modern translation of the new testament, the New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures in Kwanyama in 2019,[4] both printed and electronic online version.

Phonology[edit]

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive voiceless p t~ k
voiced b d~
prenasal ᵐb d ⁿdʒ ᵑɡ
Fricative voiceless f (s) ʃ x h
voiced v
Nasal voiced m n ɲ
voiceless ɲ̊ ŋ̊
Approximant w l j

/t/ and /d/ are dentalized when followed by a front vowel /i/. An /s/ sound can only occur in loanwords.

Vowels
Front Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open a

References[edit]

  1. ^ KwanyamaatEthnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  • ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  • ^ Ombibeli, 1974, front page
  • ^ "Jehovah's Witnesses Release the New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures in Kwanyama". Jw.org. 20 August 2019.
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