Ha language
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Ha, also known with the Bantu language prefix as Giha, Igiha, or Kiha, is a Bantu language spoken by the Ha people of the Kigoma Region of Tanzania, spoken on the eastern side of Lake Tanganyika up to the headwaters of the Mikonga. It is closely related to the languages of Rwanda and Burundi; neighboring dialects are reported to be mutually intelligible with Kirundi.
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Labio- dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ||||
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | |||
| voiced | b | d | ɟ | ɡ | |||
| Affricate | p͡f | t͡s | t͡ʃ | ||||
| Fricative | voiceless | f | s | ʃ | h | ||
| voiced | (β) | v | z | ||||
| Tap | ɾ | ||||||
| Approximant | (l) | j | w |
- /ɾ/ is heard as [l] among different dialects in free variation.
- /b/ can be heard as either [b] or [β] in complementary distribution.
Vowels
Further reading
- Bichwa, Saul S. (2018). (PDF). Arusha Working Papers in African Linguistics. 1 (1): 81–90.
- Harjula, Lotta (2004). The Ha language of Tanzania: Grammar, texts and vocabulary. Köln: Rudiger Köppe. ISBN 3-89645-027-1.
External links
- 24 February 2024 at the Wayback Machine