Mbugu

MHD

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Alternate Names: Kibwyo, Kimbugu, Ma’a, Mbougou, Wa Maathi, Wama’a

Dialects: Cha kawaida, Cha ndani.

Genealogy:

Mixed language
Bantu-Cushitic

Demographics: 7,000 (1997). Ethnic population: 32,000.

Language Use: Also use Asu [asa], Shambala [ksb], Swahili [swh].

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: Tanzania

Other Comments: A mixed language; Bantu inflectional (prefix and concord) system with Cushitic vocabulary. Derivational morphemes are Bantu and Cushitic (or non-Bantu). The Bantu influence is from Pare and Shambala.