| Mochi | |
|---|---|
| Moshi | |
| Kimochi | |
| Native to | Tanzania |
| Ethnicity | Chaga people |
Native speakers | (597,000 cited 2000) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | old |
old | |
| Glottolog | moch1256 Mochi |
E622A1 | |
| IETF | old |
Mochi is a Bantu language spoken in Tanzania.1 It is the prestige language of the Chaga people.
Phonology
Consonants
Mochi is one of the few languages in the world to have a linguolabial consonant, though only in a few 'expressive' words, such as [t̼o] for 'surprise or relief.'2
Notes and references
- Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- Olson, Kenneth; Reiman, D. William; Sabio, Fernando; da Silva, Filipe Alberto (2009). "The voiced linguolabial plosive in Kajoko". Proceedings of the Chicago Linguistic Society. 45 (1): 519–530.
Bibliography
Bibliography
- Mrikaria, George (2008). Kimochi: msamiati wa Kimochi-Kiswahili-Kiingereza [Mochi-English-Swahili lexicon]. Lexicon series (in Mochi, Swahili, and English). Dar-es-Salaam: Languages of Tanzania LOT Project, University of Dar es Salaam. pp. iv+89. ISBN 978-9987-691-17-3.
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