Region Okavango River ISO 639-3 sbs Guthrie code K.42 (K.401) | Native speakers 31,000 (2006) Glottolog subi1246 | |
Language family Niger–CongoAtlantic–CongoBenue–CongoSouthern BantoidBantuBotatweSubiaKuhane | ||
Kuhane, or Subiya, also known as Kwahane, Chikuahane, Chikwahane, Ciikuhane, or Mbalang'we, is a Bantu language spoken by 35,000 people along the Okavango River in Namibia, Zambia, and Botswana. In Tswana it is known as Subiya (Supia, Sesubea, Echisubia). It is one of several Bantu languages of the Okavango which have click consonants.
References
Kuhane language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA