Mbukushu language
| Mbukushu | |
|---|---|
| Thimbukushu | |
| Native to | Namibia, Angola, Botswana, Zambia |
| Region | Okavango River |
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Native speakers
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35,000 (1997–2006) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | mbuk1240 |
K.333 |
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Mbukushu or Thimbukushu is a Bantu language spoken by 45,000 people along the Okavango River in Namibia, where it is a national language and in Botswana, Angola and Zambia.
Mbukushu is one of several Bantu languages of the Okavango which have click consonants. Mbukushu has three: tenuis c, voiced gc, and nasalized nc, as well as prenasalized ngc, which vary between speakers as dental, palatal, and postalveolar (The Bantu Languages, 2003:37). It also has a nasal glottal approximant.
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