Ikizu language explained

Ikizu
Nativename:Ikikizu
States:Tanzania
Date:2009
Ref:e25
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Volta-Congo
Fam4:Benue–Congo
Fam5:Bantoid
Fam6:Southern Bantoid
Fam7:Bantu
Fam8:Northeast Bantu
Fam9:Great Lakes Bantu
Fam10:East Nyanza
Fam11:Nyanza Mara
Iso3:ikz
Glotto:ikiz1238
Glottorefname:Ikizu
Dia1:Sizaki
Dia2:Ikizu
Guthrie:JE.402,404

Ikizu (Ikikizu, Kiikiizo) is a Bantu language spoken by the Ikizu peoples of Tanzania. Dialects are Ikizu proper and Sizaki. Maho (2009) treats Sizaki (Shashi) as a separate language. However, Ethnologue 16th edition retired the ISO code for Sizaki, merging it into Ikizu.

Orthography

Ikizu uses the Latin alphabet. It does not include the letters Q, V, or X. The letters B and C are only used in the forms Bh and Ch.

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