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Phuthi language

Phuthi (Síphùthì) is a Nguni Bantu language spoken in southern Lesotho and areas in South Africa adjacent to the same border. The closest substantial living relative of Phuthi is Swati (or Siswati), spoken in Eswatini and the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. Although there is no contemporary sociocultural or political contact, Phuthi is…

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NguniBantu languageLesothoSwatiEswatini
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ELP
Siphuthi
Ethnicity
Phuthi people
Glottolog
phut1246
Guthrie code
S.404
ISO 639-3
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Language family
Atlantic–CongoVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuNguniTekelaPhuthi · Volta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuNguniTekelaPhuthi · Benue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuNguniTekelaPhuthi · BantoidSouthern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuNguniTekelaPhuthi · Southern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuNguniTekelaPhuthi

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Phuthi language

Nodes71
Edges70
Triples106
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028169
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Phuthi language

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related to Bibliography · 87
Phuthi language → An Introduction, Ancient, Archives, Aspects, Bantu Languages, Basuto, Bourquin, Celebration, Charles, Christian, Co, Comparative Bantu, Comparative Linguistics, Data, David-Frédéric, Die Sprache, Doctoral, Donnelly, Ellenberger, Farnborough
Language family · 10
Phuthi language → Atlantic–CongoVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuNguniTekelaPhuthi, BantoidSouthern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuNguniTekelaPhuthi, BantuSouthern BantuNguniTekelaPhuthi, Benue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuNguniTekelaPhuthi, NguniTekelaPhuthi, Phuthi, Southern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuNguniTekelaPhuthi, Southern BantuNguniTekelaPhuthi, TekelaPhuthi, Volta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuNguniTekelaPhuthi
ELP · 1
Phuthi language → Siphuthi
Ethnicity · 1
Phuthi language → Phuthi people
Glottolog · 1
Phuthi language → phut1246
Guthrie code · 1
Phuthi language → S.404
ISO 639-3 · 1
Phuthi language → –
Linguasphere · 1
Phuthi language → 99-AUT-fc
Native speakers · 1
Phuthi language → (20,000 cited 1999)
Native to · 1
Phuthi language → Lesotho, South Africa

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phuthi swati nguni lesotho language sesotho tone bantu southern languages south xhosa africa cf also consonants citation vowel depression moorosi

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Phuthi languageELPSiphuthi1.00infobox
Phuthi languageEthnicityPhuthi people1.00infobox
Phuthi languageGlottologphut12461.00infobox
Phuthi languageGuthrie codeS.4041.00infobox
Phuthi languageISO 639-3–1.00infobox
Phuthi languageLanguage familyAtlantic–CongoVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuNguniTekelaPhuthi1.00infobox
Phuthi languageLanguage familyVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuNguniTekelaPhuthi1.00infobox
Phuthi languageLanguage familyBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuNguniTekelaPhuthi1.00infobox
Phuthi languageLanguage familyBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuNguniTekelaPhuthi1.00infobox
Phuthi languageLanguage familySouthern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuNguniTekelaPhuthi1.00infobox
Phuthi languageLanguage familyBantuSouthern BantuNguniTekelaPhuthi1.00infobox
Phuthi languageLanguage familySouthern BantuNguniTekelaPhuthi1.00infobox
Phuthi languageLanguage familyNguniTekelaPhuthi1.00infobox
Phuthi languageLanguage familyTekelaPhuthi1.00infobox
Phuthi languageLanguage familyPhuthi1.00infobox
Phuthi languageLinguasphere99-AUT-fc1.00infobox
Phuthi languageNative speakers(20,000 cited 1999)1.00infobox
Phuthi languageNative toLesotho, South Africa1.00infobox
Phuthi languagePronunciation[sípʰʊːtʰɪ]1.00infobox

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