Taabwa

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
tap
Alternate Names
Ichitaabwa, Rungu, Taabua, Tabwa
Population

250,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Barrett 1982). Population total all countries: 382,000.

Location

Katanga Province, on Lake Tanganyika, south of Moba. Also in Zambia.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, M, Bemba (M.41)
Dialects

Shila.

Language Development
NT: 2007.
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.

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