• Source: Central Kilimanjaro language

Central Kilimanjaro, or Central Chaga, is a Bantu language of Tanzania spoken by the Chaga people.
There are several dialects:

Moshi (Old Moshi, Mochi, Kimochi)
Uru
Mbokomu
Wuunjo (Wunjo, Vunjo, Kivunjo), including Kiruwa, Kilema, Mamba, Moramu (Marangu), Mwika
Moshi is the language of the Chaga cultural capital, Moshi, and the prestige dialect of the Chaga languages.




Phonology






= Vowels

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= Consonants

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Sounds /k, ᵑɡ, l/ become palatalized as [kʲ, ᵑɡʲ, lʲ] when occurring before front vowels /i, e/.
/w/ is heard as a fricative [β] when before front vowels /i, e/.

Sounds /k, ᵑɡ, ɣ, l/ become palatalized as [kʲ, ᵑɡʲ, ɣʲ, lʲ] when occurring before front vowels /i, e/.
/l/ when palatalized as [lʲ] can also have a palatal lateral allophone [ʎ] in the Vunjo dialect.
/w/ is heard as a fricative [β] when before front vowels /i, e/.




Bibliography


Dalgish, Gerard M. (1978) 'The syntax and semantics of the morpheme ni in kiVunjo (Chaga)', Kiswahili, 48, 1, 42–56.
Philippson, Gérard (1984) '"Gens des bananeraies" (Tanzanie): contribution linguistique à l'histoire culturelle des Chaga du Kilimanjaro' (Cahier no. 16.) Paris: Editions Recherche sur les civilisations.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Tanzania
• Central Kilimanjaro language
• Mount Kilimanjaro
• Chaga languages
• Chaga people
• Mochi (disambiguation)
• West Kilimanjaro language
• Keni
• Uru
• Moshi, Tanzania
• Chagga states