(250,000 in DRC cited 1982)[1] 32,000 in Zambia (2010 census)
Language family
Niger–Congo?
Atlantic–Congo
Benue–Congo
Bantoid
Bantu
Sabi
Taabwa
Language codes
ISO 639-3
tap
Glottolog
taab1238
Guthrie code
M.41[2]
Taabwa (Ichitaabwa; also called "Kitabwa" and spelled "Tabwa"), or Rungu (Malungu), is a Bantu language of Congo and Zambia spoken by half a million or so people.
^Taabwa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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