Mbugu language

Mbugu language
Mbugu
Ma’a
Spoken in Tanzania
Region Usambara Mountains
Native speakers 7000  (1997)
Language family
Language codes
ISO 639-3 mhd

Mbugu, or Ma’a, is a mixed language of Tanzania.

The Mbugu speak two divergent registers. One consists of an inherited South Cushitic vocabulary with Bantu morphology similar to that of Shambala and Pare. The other register is Bantu, with vocabulary closely related to Pare.

References

  • Mous, Maarten. 2003. The making of a mixed language: The case of Ma'a/Mbugu. Creole language library (No. 26). Amsterdam: J. Benjamins Pub. Co.
  • Tosco, Mauro. 2000. 'Cushitic Overview.' Journal of Ethiopian Studies 33(2):87-121.

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