Bungu
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A language of Tanzania
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Echiungu, Iciwungu, Kibungu, Ungu, Wungu
Population
30,000 (Mradi wa Lugha za Tanzania 2009).
Location
Mbeya region: Chunya district.
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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].
Christian.