Bungu

Primary tabs

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Echiungu, Iciwungu, Kibungu, Ungu, Wungu

Population

36,000 (1987).

Location

Mbeya region: Chunya district.

Language Maps

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Maleza, Mwambani, Udinde.

Typology

SVO; prepositions; noun head initial; noun classes; verbal affixation for subject, object, tense, aspect, mood and derivation; tonal.

Language Use

Home, village, farming. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Swahili [swh].

Language Development

No L1 literacy, many Bungu live very remotely and education levels are low. Boys may leave school early (12 years old) to enter fishing business.

Language Resources

Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Christian.