Mbukushu language

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Mbukushu
Thimbukushu
Native toNamibia, Angola, Botswana, Zambia
RegionKavango East
Native speakers
95,000 (2020)[1]
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3mhw
Glottologmbuk1240
K.333[1][2]

Mbukushu or Thimbukushu is a

Kavango East Region in Namibia, where it is a national language, and in Botswana, Angola and Zambia
.

In 2022 it was selected among a variety of Mother Tongue languages to be taught in Botswana Primary Schools in the year 2023.

Mbukushu is one of several Bantu languages of the Kavango which have

.

References

  1. ^ a b Mbukushu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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