Tsogo languages explained

Tsogo
Also Known As:Okani
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Benue–Congo
Fam4:Southern Bantoid
Fam5:Bantu (Zone B.30)
Fam6:Kele–Tsogo?
Glotto:tsog1242
Glottorefname:Okani (B.30)

The Tsogo languages are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone B.30 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003),[1] the languages form a valid node. They are:

Tsogo (Getsogo), Himba (Simba), Pinzi, Vove, KandeNurse & Philippson also include (B.10) Myene, following Piron (1997), who makes Tsogo and Myene together a divergent branch of Bantu. Maho adds Viya (Eviya) and Bongwe.

Phonology

Source:[2]

Consonants

!!!Labial!Coronal!Dorsal
PlosivesAffricatets
Palatalizeddj
Voicelessptk
Voicedbd
Prenasalizedmbndŋg
FricativesVoicelessfs
Voicedβɣ
Prenasalized(mf)nz
Nasalsmnɲ
Liquidl
RhoticTrill(?)r
Approximantswj

Vowels

!!Front!Back
Closeiu
Near-closeʊ
Close-mideo
Open/Open-midaɔ

Notes and References

  1. Book: Nurse . Derek . Philippson . Gérard . The Bantu languages . 2003 . Routledge . London . 9780700711345.
  2. Book: Nurse . Derek . The Bantu Languages . Philippson . Gérard . 2006-03-21 . Routledge . 978-1-135-79683-9 . en. 379.