Pagibete language

Bantu language spoken in DR Congo
Pagibete
Apagibete
Native toDR Congo
Native speakers
28,000 (2000)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3pae
Glottologpagi1243
C.401[2]

Pagibete is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is similar to Bwa, and might be considered a dialect.

Writing system

Pagibete alphabet[3]
Uppercase A B Ɓ D Ɗ E Ɛ F G H I K L M N Ŋ O Ɔ P R S T U V W Y Z
Lowercase a b ɓ d ɗ e ɛ f g h i k l m n ŋ o ɔ p r s t u v w y z

References

  1. ^ Pagibete at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. ^ Pagabete Language Committee 2013.
  • Pagabete Language Committee (2013). "Dictionnaire pagabete". Webonary. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
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