Also Known As:
Echisubia, Subia, Supia, Chikwahane, Chikuahane, Ciikuhane, Mbalangwe, Kwahane, Kuahane, Sesubea, Chikuhane, Kuhane, Sesubiya, Cisubiya, Tjikuhane
Dialects & Varieties
Few People, Many Tongues: The Languages of Namibia
Maho, Jouni F. 1998. Few People, Many Tongues: The Languages of Namibia. Windhoek, Namibia: Gamsberg Macmillan. x+222pp. (Survey of the linguistic typology and the sociolinguistics of the Namibian languages. Revision (heavy) of Maho (1993).)
Vulnerable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
24,500
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
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Location and Context
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Silozi
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
Silozi is a major lingua franca and some Basubiya use it as their first home language.
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Comments on writing systems:
"The Ministry of Basic Education and Culture has prepared a tentative orthography."
Recent Resources
The Wikipedia page for the Kuhane/Subiya language. As of uploading it is very scant.