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Luyana language, the Glossary

Index Luyana language

Luyana (Luyaana), also known as Luyi (Louyi, Lui, Rouyi), is a Bantu language spoken in Zambia and perhaps in small numbers in neighboring countries.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 29 relations: Affricate, Alveolar consonant, Angola, Approximant, Atlantic–Congo languages, Bantu languages, Benue–Congo languages, Bilabial consonant, Dental consonant, Fricative, Kavango – Southwest Bantu languages, Kwangwa language, Labialized velar consonant, Lateral consonant, Latin alphabet, Latin script, Lozi people, Mbowe language, Namibia, Nasal consonant, Okavango River, Palatal consonant, Plosive, Postalveolar consonant, Primary school, Secondary school, Southern Bantoid languages, Velar consonant, Zambia.

  2. Bantu languages
  3. Languages of Namibia
  4. Languages of Zambia

Affricate

An affricate is a consonant that begins as a stop and releases as a fricative, generally with the same place of articulation (most often coronal).

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Alveolar consonant

Alveolar (UK also) consonants are articulated with the tongue against or close to the superior alveolar ridge, which is called that because it contains the alveoli (the sockets) of the upper teeth.

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Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-central coast of Southern Africa.

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Approximant

Approximants are speech sounds that involve the articulators approaching each other but not narrowly enough nor with enough articulatory precision to create turbulent airflow.

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Atlantic–Congo languages

The Atlantic–Congo languages comprise the largest demonstrated family of languages in Africa.

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Bantu languages

The Bantu languages (English:, Proto-Bantu: *bantʊ̀) are a language family of about 600 languages that are spoken by the Bantu peoples of Central, Southern, Eastern and Southeast Africa.

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Benue–Congo languages

Benue–Congo (sometimes called East Benue–Congo) is a major branch of the Volta-Congo languages which covers most of Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Bilabial consonant

In phonetics, a bilabial consonant is a labial consonant articulated with both lips.

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Dental consonant

A dental consonant is a consonant articulated with the tongue against the upper teeth, such as,. In some languages, dentals are distinguished from other groups, such as alveolar consonants, in which the tongue contacts the gum ridge.

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Fricative

A fricative is a consonant produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by placing two articulators close together.

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Kavango – Southwest Bantu languages

The Kavango – Southwest Bantu languages are a group of Bantu languages established by Anita Pfouts (2003). Luyana language and Kavango – Southwest Bantu languages are Bantu language stubs.

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Kwangwa language

Kwangwa (Kwanga) is a Bantu language of Zambia. Luyana language and Kwangwa language are Bantu language stubs, Bantu languages and languages of Zambia.

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Labialized velar consonant

A labialized velar or labiovelar is a velar consonant that is labialized, with a -like secondary articulation.

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Lateral consonant

A lateral is a consonant in which the airstream proceeds along one or both of the sides of the tongue, but it is blocked by the tongue from going through the middle of the mouth.

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Latin alphabet

The Latin alphabet, also known as the Roman alphabet, is the collection of letters originally used by the ancient Romans to write the Latin language.

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Latin script

The Latin script, also known as the Roman script, is a writing system based on the letters of the classical Latin alphabet, derived from a form of the Greek alphabet which was in use in the ancient Greek city of Cumae in Magna Graecia.

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Lozi people

Lozi people, or Barotse, are a southern African ethnic group who speak Lozi and Silozi, a Sotho–Tswana language| Khelobedu.

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Mbowe language

Mbowe (Esimbowe) is a Bantu language of Zambia. Luyana language and Mbowe language are Bantu language stubs, Bantu languages, languages of Namibia and languages of Zambia.

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Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa.

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Nasal consonant

In phonetics, a nasal, also called a nasal occlusive or nasal stop in contrast with an oral stop or nasalized consonant, is an occlusive consonant produced with a lowered velum, allowing air to escape freely through the nose.

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Okavango River

The Okavango River (formerly spelt Okovango or Okovanggo), is a river in southwest Africa.

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Palatal consonant

Palatals are consonants articulated with the body of the tongue raised against the hard palate (the middle part of the roof of the mouth).

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Plosive

In phonetics, a plosive, also known as an occlusive or simply a stop, is a pulmonic consonant in which the vocal tract is blocked so that all airflow ceases.

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Postalveolar consonant

Postalveolar (post-alveolar) consonants are consonants articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.

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Primary school

A primary school (in Ireland, India, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, South Africa, and Singapore), elementary school, or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary education of children who are 4 to 10 years of age (and in many cases, 11 years of age).

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Secondary school

A secondary school or high school is an institution that provides secondary education.

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Southern Bantoid languages

Southern Bantoid (or South Bantoid) is a branch of the Bantoid language family.

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Velar consonant

Velars are consonants articulated with the back part of the tongue (the dorsum) against the soft palate, the back part of the roof of the mouth (also known as the "velum").

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Zambia

Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa.

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See also

Bantu languages

Languages of Namibia

Languages of Zambia

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luyana_language

Also known as ISO 639:lyn, Luyaana language, Luyana, Luyi language, Mbumi language.