Talinga language

Talinga
Talinga
OluBwisi
Native to	Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Native speakers	(99,000 cited 2000–2002)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Great Lakes Bantu West Nyanza Rutara North Rutara Talinga; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tlj
Glottolog	tali1258
Guthrie code	JE.102
ELP	Talinga-Bwisi

Talinga or Bwisi is a Bantu language spoken in the Uganda–Congo border region. It is called Talinga (Kitalinga) in DRC and Bwisi (Lubwisi, Olubwisi) in Uganda.

Writing system

Bwisi alphabet (Uganda)³
a	aa	b	bb	bh	c	d	dh	e	ee	f	g	gb	gh	h	i	ii	i̱	i̱i̱	j
k	kp	l	m	n	ny	o	oo	p	r	s	t	u	uu	u̱	u̱u̱	v	w	y	z

References

Talinga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
Tabb, Waller C. Jr. (July 2011). The Lubwisi Spelling Guide (PDF) (Third ed.). Bundibugyo, Uganda: Kwamba/Lubwisi Development Association. ISBN 978-9970-719-20-4.

[e18-1] Talinga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Guthrie-2] Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

[3] Tabb, Waller C. Jr. (July 2011). The Lubwisi Spelling Guide (PDF) (Third ed.). Bundibugyo, Uganda: Kwamba/Lubwisi Development Association. ISBN 978-9970-719-20-4.

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