Endangered Languages Project - Talinga-Bwisi

Talinga-Bwisi

^{[aka Talinga, Kitalinga, Lubwisi]}

Classification: Niger-Congo

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vulnerable

ALSO KNOWN AS		Talinga, Kitalinga, Lubwisi, Olubwisi, Bwissi, Mawissi, Lubwissi
CLASSIFICATION		Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Benue-Congo, Southern Bantoid
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		tlj
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Tense and aspect in Lubwisi narrative discourse” . Cullen, Wendy Ruth (1999)

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
75,000-85,000
Native speakers worldwide

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Bundibugyo, Uganda; Democratic Republic of Congo

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
99,400
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
68,500 in Uganda (2002 census). Population total all countries: 99,400

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
75000
Native speakers worldwide

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: "Speakers use Tooro as a second language [...] but Tooro use seems to be decreasing [...] English is used by men and boys who have been to higher levels of school. [...] Kongo Swahili is the lingua franca of the area [in Democratic Republic of Congo]"

PLACES: Uganda; Democratic Republic of Congo

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "In Uganda: 53,467 speakers on Democratic Republic of Congo border. Bundibugyo district, southwest of Fort Portal, between Albert and Edward Lakes, immediately next to the Democratic Republic of Congo border, near Kilembe [...] In Democratic Republic of Congo: 20,000 speakers, Nord-Kivu Province, Beni Territory, Butalinga County, within the borders of the Virunga National Park, up to the Uganda border."

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Information from: “Tense and aspect in Lubwisi narrative discourse” . Cullen, Wendy Ruth (1999)