Isanzu language
Isanzu is a Bantu language of spoken by the Isanzu people south of Lake Eyasi in Tanzania.
| Isanzu | |
|---|---|
| Kinyihanzu | |
| Native to | Tanzania |
| Ethnicity | Anyihanzu |
Native speakers | 26,000 (2009)[1] |
Niger–Congo
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | isn |
| Glottolog | isan1243 |
F.31B[2] | |
| ELP | Isanzu[3] |
| Isanzu | |
|---|---|
| People | Anyihanzu |
| Language | Kinyihanzu |
| Country | Ihanzu |
The position of Isanzu within the Bantu family is uncertain. It is rather distinct in certain features from other Bantu languages of the area, such as Nyaturu, but is quite close in others. One easily recognizable feature is /h/ in words where neighboring languages have /s/ or /tʃ/, as in the name Isanzu ~ Ihanzu, a feature it shares with Iramba, and a reason it is commonly classified with Iramba.
References
- "Isanzu". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- Endangered Languages Project data for Isanzu.
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