Bungu

A language of Tanzania

Echiungu, Iciwungu, Kibungu, Ungu, Wungu

Chɨwʉngʉ

30,000 (Mradi wa Lugha za Tanzania 2009).

Mbeya region: Chunya district: Mamba, Makongorosi, Matundasi, and Mkola wards; Songwe region: Songwe district.

6a (Vigorous).

Maleza, Mwambani, Udinde.

SVO; prepositions; noun head initial; noun classes; verbal affixation for subject, object, tense, aspect, mood and derivation; tonal.

Home, village, farming. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Swahili [swh].

No L1 literacy, many Bungu live very remotely and education levels are low. Boys may leave school early (12 years old) to enter fishing business.

Latin script [Latn].

Christian.