Dombe language
Dombe (ISO 639-3 code dov) is a language of the Atlantic-Congo family spoken in Zimbabwe. It has about 5,430 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as threatened.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | dov |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | domb1246 |
| Family | Atlantic-Congo |
| Area | Africa |
| Countries | Zimbabwe |
| Speakers (estimate) | 5,430 |
| Endangerment | Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Dombe words
- aamwi
- aanze
- abasikwiiya
- abasikwiya
- abasinsimi
- abatumwa
- aboobo
- abubuke
- abukamboni
- abululami
- abwami
- achilundu
- akuluma
- akwiinda
- alufutuko
- aluzibo
- antoomwe
- anze
- awumbi
- babelesi
- babunyina
- bakabbabbatizigwa
- bakasyoma
- bakulana
Related languages
Other Atlantic-Congo languages, nearest first.
- Subiya24,500 speakers
- Kunda6,760 speakers
- Birwa
- Holoholo
- Nambya
- North Ndebele
- Nyanja
- Shona
- Tonga (Zambia)
- Tsonga
- Tswana
- Venda
More about Dombe
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.