- Mbukushu language
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Mbukushu Thimbukushu Spoken in 
Namibia
Angola
Botswana
ZambiaRegion Okavango River Native speakers 35,100[1] (date missing) Language family Niger–Congo- Atlantic–Congo
- Benue–Congo
- Bantoid
- Bantu (Zone K)
- Mbukushu
- Bantu (Zone K)
- Bantoid
- Benue–Congo
Language codes ISO 639-3 mhw Mbukushu or Thimbukushu is a Bantu language spoken by 45,000 people along the Okavango River in Namibia, where it is a national language; in Botswana; in Angola; and in Zambia, where it is an official regional language. It appears to be an divergent lineage of Bantu.[2]
Mbukushu is one of several Bantu languages of the Okavango which have click consonants. Mbukushu has three: tenuis c, voiced gc, and nasalized nc, which vary between speakers as dental, palatal, and postalveolar (The Bantu Languages, 2003:37).
References
- ^ Mbukushu language at Ethnologue
- ^ Bantu Classification, Ehret, 2009.
External links
- Map of Mbukushu (Thimbukushu) language area from the LL-Map Project
- Information on Mbukushu language from the MultiTree Project
- Mbukushu sound files at UCLA
- Ethnologue report on Mbukushu
Languages of NamibiaOfficial EnglishRecognized regional Other Bantu languages Khoisan 
Languages of AngolaOfficial National Native Bolo · Diriku · Holu · Khwe · Kilari · Kisikongo · Kung-Ekoka · Kwadi · Kwangali · Lingala · Lucazi · Luimbi · Lunda · Luvale · Luyana · Maligo · Mashi · Mbangala · Mbukushu · Mbwela · Ndombe · Ngandyera · Nkangala · Nkumbi · Nyaneka · Nyemba · Nyengo · !O!ung · Ruund · Sama · Songo · Umbundu · Yaka · Yauma · Yombe · ZembaDialects [Côkwe] Minungo, Ulanda, Ukhongo · [Holu] Yeci · [Khwe] Buma-Kxoe · [Kikongo] South Kongo, South-West Kongo, West Kongo, Ibinda (Cabindan, Fiote, Fioti), Ndingi, Mboka, Kisikongo, Kizombo, Kindibu, Kimanyanga, Cabinda Kiwoyo, Cabinda Kiyombe · [Mbundu] Njinga (Ginga, Jinga), Mbamba (Kimbamba, Bambeiro), Mbaka (Ambaquista), Ngola · [Portuguese] Benguelense, Huambense, Luandense, Southern · [Kwadi] Zorotua (Vasorontu) · [Kwangali] Sambyu (Shisambyu, Sambiu, Sambio) · [Lucazi] Ngangela · [Luyana] Kwandi, Mbowe (Esimbowe), Mdundulu (Ndundulu, Imilangu), Mishulundu · [Mashi] North Kwandu, South Kwandu · [Mbangala] Mbangala, Yongo · [Ngandyera] Kwambi · [Nkumbi] Nkumbi-mulondo · [Nyaneka] Humbe, Mwila (Olumuila, Muila, Huila), Ngambwe (Olungambwe), Handa, Cipungu, Cilenge · [Oshiwambo] Kwanyama, Ndonga, Kwambi, Mbadja · [Umbundu] Mbalundu · [Yaka] Ngoongo · [Yombe] Mbala (Mumbala), Vungunya (Kivungunya, Yombe Classico)
Languages of BotswanaBantu Khoisan Indo-European Afrikaans · English (official)
Languages of ZambiaOfficial Regional Categories:- Language articles with undated speaker data
- Bantu languages
- Languages of Angola
- Languages of Botswana
- Languages of Namibia
- Languages of Zambia
- Niger-Congo language stubs
- Atlantic–Congo
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