Kuhane language
Kuhane, or Subiya (also known as Kwahane, Chikuahane, Chikwahane, Ciikuhane or Mbalang'we), is a Bantu language spoken by 35,000 people along the Zambezi River in Namibia, Zambia and Botswana. In Tswana it is known as Subiya (Supia, Sesubea, Echisubia). It is one of several Bantu languages of the Zambezi which have click consonants.
| Kuhane | |
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| Subiya | |
| Region | Zambezi River |
Native speakers | 31,000 (2006)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sbs |
| Glottolog | subi1246 |
K.42 (K.401)[2] | |
| ELP | Subiya[3] |
References
- Kuhane at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- Endangered Languages Project data for Subiya.
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| Other Bantu languages | |
| Khoisan |
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