Ikalanga language

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Ikalanga or Kalanga is a Bantu language spoken in Botswana and Zimbabwe by 300 000 people or more. It is known for its extensive phoneme inventory, which includes palatalized, velarized, aspirated, and breathy voiced consonants.

[edit] Bibliography

  • Chebanne, A.M. & Rodewald, M.K & Pahlen, K.W. (1995) Ngatikwaleni iKalanga: a manual for writing Kalanga as spoken in Botswana. Gaborone: Botswana Society.
  • Mathangwane, Joyce T. (1999) Ikalanga phonetics and phonology: a synchronic and diachronic study. Stanford, CA: CSLI Publications.


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