The Bantu Languages of Western Equatorial Africa

Handbook of African Languages

Malcolm Guthrie

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2017
• ISBN:
  9781351600088
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Syntax in Linguistics
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

The area covered by this book, originally published in 1953, is one that has long been recognized as presenting many problems from the point of view of Bantu linguistic studies. Almost all the material set out in this present work is based on notes taken in the field, and in many cases presented completely new facts. The sources of the information used are listed at the end of the linguistic description of each of the groups of languages dealt with. Since there are so many languages to be covered it would be impracticable to give even an outline of the main features of each of them, so an outline is given of the main characteristics of each separate group. One language is used as the type for each group, for the purpose of listing examples of the nominal prefixes, verbal conjugation, and personal prefixes. Other features are illustrated from whichever language is the most suitable.

A.30 BUBE-BENGA GROUP

A.31 B

B

[Ediya]

The dialects of this language are spoken in the island of Fernando Po.

A.32 BATANGA

A.32a BANƆƆ [Noko, Noho]

Spoken by some 2,000 people along the coast of Cameroun, near Kribi.

A.32b BAPỌKỌ [Naka, Puku]

Spoken by a very small group along the coast of Cameroun, near Grand Batanga.

A.33 YASA and KOMBE

Spoken along the coast of Cameroun and Rio Muni in scattered Settlements by a small number of people.

A.34 BẸŊGA

Spoken by small groups ofpeople along the southern coast of Rio Muni, in the island of Corisco, and at Cap Esterias in Gabon.

LINGUISTIC FEATURES

There is so little reliable information about A.31 that is not possible to include any- thing about the linguistic features of these dialects. Also for A.33, beyond reports of similarity to A.32 and A.34 nothing certain is known. The type language for these notes is A.34 B

ŋga.

A. SOUND PATTERNS

Closed syllables apparently do not occur in the...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• INTRODUCTION
• METHOD OF DESORIBING LINGUISTIO FEATURES
• A.10 LUNDU-MBO GROUP
• A.20 DUALA GROUP
• A.30 BUBE-BENGA GROUP
• A.40 BASA GROUP
• A.50 BAFIA GROUP
• A.60 SANAGA GROUP
• A.70 YAUNDE-FAHNG GROUP
• A.80 MAKAA-NJEM GROUP
• A.90 KAKA GROUP
• B.10 MYENE CLUSTER
• B.20 KELE GROUP
• B.30 TSOGO GROUP
• B.40 SHIRA-PUNU GROUP
• B.50 NJABI GROUP
• B.60 MBETE GROUP
• B.70 TEKE GROUP
• B.80 TENDE-YANZI GROUP
• C.10 NGUNDI GROUP
• C.20 MBOSHI GROUP
• INDEX OF LANGUAGES