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Lega language
Lega
Native toDR Congo
EthnicityLega
Native speakers
(450,000 cited 1982–2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
lea – Shabunda Lega
lgm – Mwenga Lega
khx – Kanu
ktf – Kwami
Glottologlega1253
D.25,251[2]
ELPKanu
A speaker of the Lega language, also called Kilega

Lega is a Bantu language, or dialect cluster, of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There are two major varieties, Shabunda Lega, Mwenga Lega. Mwenga Lega, with about 10% of speakers, finds Shabunda difficult to understand.[citation needed]

Variant spellings of 'Lega' are Rega, Leka, Ileka, Kilega, Kirega. Shabunda is also known as Igonzabale, and Mwenga as Shile or Ishile. Gengele is reported to be a Shabunda-based creole.

According to Ethnologue, Bembe is part of the same dialect continuum. Nyindu is a dialect of Shi that has been heavily influenced by Lega.

Phonology

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Vowels

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Front Central Back
Close i u
Near-close ɪ ʊ
Mid e o
Open a

Consonants

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Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b d (ɟ) g
Fricative voiceless (f) s ʃ
voiced v z
Trill r
Lateral l
Approximant j w
  • [ɟ] can also be heard in the consonant sequence /ɡj/.[3]
  • /f/ can be heard from loanwords.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Shabunda Lega at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Mwenga Lega at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Kanu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Kwami at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. ^ Botne, Robert (2003). Lega (Beya Dialect) (D25). In Nurse, Derek and Philippson, Gérard (eds.), The Bantu Languages: London & New York: Routledge. pp. 422–449.
  4. ^ Masumbuko Wa-Busungu, Léopold (2019). Grammaire du kilega-lega: D25 : esquisse d'une langue bantoue de la RD Congo. Édilivre, 2019.


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