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Kiga language

Kiga (also called Rukiga, Ruchiga, or Chiga) is a Great Lakes Bantu language of the Kiga people (Bakiga). Kiga is a similar and partially mutually intelligible with the Nkore language. It was first written in the second half of the 19th century.

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Ethnicity
Bakiga, Twa
Glottolog
chig1238
Guthrie code
JE.14
ISO 639-3
cgg
Language family
Atlantic–CongoVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaRutaraNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga · Volta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaRutaraNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga · Benue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaRutaraNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga · BantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaRutaraNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga · Southern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaRutaraNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga
Native speakers
1.6 million (2002 census)

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Kiga language

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Language family · 14
Kiga language → Atlantic–CongoVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaRutaraNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga, BantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaRutaraNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga, BantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaRutaraNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga, Benue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaRutaraNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga, Great Lakes BantuWest NyanzaRutaraNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga, Kiga, Nkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga, Nkore-KigaKiga, North RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga, Northeast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaRutaraNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga, RutaraNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga, Southern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaRutaraNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga, Volta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaRutaraNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga, West NyanzaRutaraNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga
Ethnicity · 1
Kiga language → Bakiga, Twa
Glottolog · 1
Kiga language → chig1238
Guthrie code · 1
Kiga language → JE.14
ISO 639-3 · 1
Kiga language → cgg
Native speakers · 1
Kiga language → 1.6 million (2002 census)
Native to · 1
Kiga language → Uganda, Rwanda
Standard forms · 1
Kiga language → Runyakitara

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Important terminology

kiga language people rukiga symbols also ipa bantu nkore-kiga called bakiga see similar nkore spoken uganda unicode kigezi chiga great

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Kiga languageEthnicityBakiga, Twa1.00infobox
Kiga languageGlottologchig12381.00infobox
Kiga languageGuthrie codeJE.141.00infobox
Kiga languageISO 639-3cgg1.00infobox
Kiga languageLanguage familyAtlantic–CongoVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaRutaraNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga1.00infobox
Kiga languageLanguage familyVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaRutaraNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga1.00infobox
Kiga languageLanguage familyBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaRutaraNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga1.00infobox
Kiga languageLanguage familyBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaRutaraNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga1.00infobox
Kiga languageLanguage familySouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaRutaraNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga1.00infobox
Kiga languageLanguage familyBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaRutaraNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga1.00infobox
Kiga languageLanguage familyNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaRutaraNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga1.00infobox
Kiga languageLanguage familyGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaRutaraNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga1.00infobox
Kiga languageLanguage familyWest NyanzaRutaraNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga1.00infobox
Kiga languageLanguage familyRutaraNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga1.00infobox
Kiga languageLanguage familyNorth RutaraNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga1.00infobox
Kiga languageLanguage familyNkore-Kiga-Nyoro-TooroNkore-KigaKiga1.00infobox
Kiga languageLanguage familyNkore-KigaKiga1.00infobox
Kiga languageLanguage familyKiga1.00infobox
Kiga languageNative speakers1.6 million (2002 census)1.00infobox
Kiga languageNative toUganda, Rwanda1.00infobox
Kiga languageStandard formsRunyakitara1.00infobox

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    Kiga language

    Nodes16
    Edges15
    Triples21
    Avg. degree1.88
    Density0.125
    Components1
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